Driving Away

Liz -Mum (widow)
Claire -Daughter
Jack -Clair’s boyfriend
Peter - Liz’s husband (now dead)

She gently laid the flowers down and stepped aside, a cold tear rolled down her cheek and hit the gravestone. It had been three years since Peter had died. She gazed at his name, and memories flooded back.

Her daughter wandered into the kitchen, she sat down at the table and hugged her hot mug of coffee, the steam wafted into her face and she looked up.
“Mum? ” it was said wheedly with that you don’t want to know this but, tone of voice
“I’ve got a new boyfriend called Jack and I’ve invited him over for Sunday lunch this weekend.”
Her mum’s heart sank “and who are you expecting to cook, I’m not a mass vending machine.”
“But mum I’ve promised him now, I can’t go back on my word”
“You should of thought of that first, now stop being so selfish, and finish your homework.”
“But” Liz’s stern eyes glared right through Claire and made ...