They stare intently into the space between them. Each of them thinks about how stubborn the other is being. How one needs to move on and the other needs to stay put. Because despite her mother’s best wishes, she isn’t ready to let go. And despite how hard it must be for her, her mother wishes she would. But that’s not how pain works. Instead, it wedges and expands, increasing space until it’s impossible to see who is on whose side.
