Caught In A Lie

It is with great disbelief and a rather dropped jaw that I am looking as Isabella as that word comes from those lips. Now I do know that I can be rather absent-minded at the best of times; if it is not about the Marines, well, then I am not fairly interested. But I will for certain remember if I had a mother-in-law somewhere in existence.

So not trying to sound too hysterical, I shove another pancake down my throat before saying as calmly as possible, "Boo, your parents are dead, or did I miss something?"

"Well…"

Ya, and that is where I am about to hear a story.

"They might perhaps still be alive."

Still trying to remain calm, I take a deep breath and slowly, in the back of my head, count down to ten, "Is it perhaps, or is it for real?"

"It is for real. My father has passed away, but my mom is still alive."

And that is me choking on the last of the pancake that I was still calmly chewing on. I nearly topple over as there is a s