Closing Chapter

Bella gets the call early in the morning: Its her sister Cicely, telling her that Mama has died.

Mama had been confined to the Edgewood Nursing Home, and Bella had visited her every few months even though theyd almost always end up fighting.

Throughout Mamas time at the nursing home, Bellas sisters and brothers didnt visit Mama much. Some of them were just thirty minutes away but only saw her once a...