T H E . P H O N E . C A L L

"Will you still love me if I go through with it?"
she said between sobs.

"Don't be silly of course I would", I replied.

"Are you sure?" she whispered.

"Yes", was all I had in me to respond with.

My mother wanted to know if I'd still love her if she divorced my father after 36 years of enduring a miserable and destructive marriage.

My lousy day lost its value after I hung up the line.