Edie wanted to stay outside for awhile before going in for the night. She sat in the truck in the drive way. Susan stayed behind, but off to a distance. She still had not warmed up to Edie. She still felt that her grandmother was her mother and called her "mommy" but, not around Edie. Slowly, she moved closer to the truck. Edie called to her and asked if she wanted to come in.
Susan moved slowly until she reached the truck door and then stopped. Her mother talked softly until she got in the truck. Susan was a little bit afraid and held on to the door and looked down at her shoes .Her mother asked her if she liked her new shoes and Susan replied "yes". Edie kept asking her questions about school and about herself to get her to open up. She finally started talking about the chickens and the baby chicks in Grandma's hen house. That was a start..Edie asked Susan is she ever sang. She said no. Well, I know a great song. "You Are my Sunshine"., As Edie sang, Susan looked up at her mother for the first time since the accident. As their eyes met, they both started to cry and they held on to one another so tight and cried so hard it was like they were forcing their pain and loss out of themselves. So much was gone. Their house and everything in it. Even daddy. Edie had a lot to make up for the loss for her little girl and she had the will to live for her and she will take care of her.
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