(Lena)
Dad took the news the way he took most things.
Quietly.
He asked which hospital and I told him. He said he would go in the morning and I said I would meet him there. We stayed on the phone for a moment after that without either of us saying anything.
"How are you?" he said finally.
"I don't know yet," I said honestly.
"That's fair." A pause. "I'll see you in the morning."
I ended the call and sat in the car for a moment.
Diane was in the passenger seat beside me. She didn't say anything. She just waited while I put the phone down and looked out the windshield at the hospital entrance.
Then I started the engine and drove home.
We came through the door together and the house was quiet around us. I turned off the alarm and stood in the hallway for a moment and Diane stood bes
