"Who did you say is no longer with us..." She walked up to the babies, laying a hand on each of their shoulders, looking at the two stunned babies, "Say it again, who has died?"
"Mommy…" Michael was at a loss for words.
Mommy, how could mommy be in the room.
They saw when they walked in that mommy's bag and shoes were not at the entryway; as was her habit, she was always casual about leaving her things somewhere before returning to her bedroom.
There was no trace in the living room of her return. Who could tell them why she would suddenly appear at the doorway of the room?
"Is it Hank Clegg... who's... dead?" Victoria asked cautiously, "Is it true?"
"Mommy, it's not necessarily true." At this moment, Michael - usually the fiercer of the two, was the first to deny it.
However, Victoria didn't care what Michael said. "Is Hank Clegg dead or not? Who said it? What exactly happened?"
Michael and Franklin looked at Victoria with infinite sorrow: "Mommy…"
