Grief Is A Curious Thing, When It

Jodi Picoult

Grief is a curious thing, when it happens unexpectedly. it is a band-aid being ripped away, taking the top layer off a family. and the underbelly of a household is never pretty, ours no exception. there were times i stayed in my room for days on end with headphones on, if only so that i would not have to listen to my mother cry. there were the weeks that my father worked round-the-clock shifts, so that he wouldn't have to come home to a house that felt too big for us.