Riley

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As we sat down and listened to the sermon, my eyes darted between the casket beside the pulpit and the pew where my mother and her siblings sat.

I knew how much Grandma’s death affected my mother, even if she didn’t show it. “She was crying earlier today.” Rowan’s voice replayed in my head.

I barely saw my mother crying, even though I knew she had been through so much. She never let us see that part of her.

While growing up, she always made sure to be secretive ...