My Sister Called to Say Mom Had Died, While Mom Was Standing Right Beside Me

body.”

The sobbing paused for half a beat. Just long enough for the truth to peek through.

“You can’t,” Dominique said quickly, recovering. “Because of the flu outbreak at the facility. They had to cremate her immediately. It’s what she would’ve wanted.”

My fingers tightened around my mug.

Cremate.

Mama Estelle Vance was a devout Baptist woman who believed continue reading …