Chapter One: The Beginning

"C'mon baby. " She said to her son. "We have to get you ready to see daddy go bye-bye."

The boy looked at her and pouted, "I no want daddy to go" Her body tensed .. unaware of what to say back. How do you explain to your five year old son that it is his father's funeral we are going to .. not his going away party?

She sighed heavily and picked her son up. This is going to be a long day. She thought.