The raindrops on the window look like tears.

Ava says, “Daddy, the house is crying.”

“It’s not, dear,” I promise, gathering the last of our bags from the room where her mother fought so hard.

But as the removal van pulls away, I look back and wonder if she’s right.

Mark Farley (mumbletoes.blogspot.com) is attempting to write 1,000,000 words in 2016. Please wish him luck!