"Thanks for telling me, mom. I'll just wait for Elvis to let me know everything's going well with the divorce, and then I'll unblock Candace's number. If you see her, tell her I love her and give her a kiss from me, please."
My voice starts to c***k, so I take a deep breath to hold back the tears.
"Don't worry, sweetheart. If I see her, I'll tell her what you asked me to. Now I'll let you rest. By the way... How was your first day at work?"
I give her a brief summary of my day and I can hear her smile.
"It's like I'm talking to seventeen or eighteen-year-old Michelle. Where have you been all this time, daughter?"
Her words hurt me. It's true, I got lost trying to please a cold man who never loved me.
"I was in the limbo of lovelessness, but now I'm back. Thanks for everything, Mom. I
