FISHER HOME
Bill
looks up from the stove, where
dinner is underway, when he hears his wife enter the kitchen.
"Was that Claire with the kids?"
he asks.
"Yes," Paula says. She opens the
refrigerator and removes two juice boxes. Once the refrigerator is closed,
she moves to head back to the living room, but freezes.
Bill can tell what this means. "Is
something the matter?"
There is a moment of hesitation before
Paula answers, "I think so." He urges her on with his eyebrows and she
explains, "I'm worried about Claire."
"Why?" Bill moves away from the stove
and toward his wife.
"She seems very ... on-edge."
"I'm sure that losing
Tim is still
eating away at her. Look at us--"
"That's what worries me."
"What?"
"We've been discussing Tim all the
time," Paula says. "We've shared memories, we've wondered why this had
to happen, we've broken down ... Claire isn't doing any of that, from what
I've seen. If she is, she's keeping it to herself."
"That's how Claire is."
"I know. It's not healthy. She's
trying too hard to seem as though she's fine, and she's an absolute wreck
because of it."
Bill nods understandingly. "Different
people grieve in different ways," he says, glancing back at the stove.
"The most we can do is be there and encourage her to open up without making
her feel alienated."
"I suppose you're right," Paula muses.
"I just hope she decides to let all of this out before it's too late."
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