A Daughter's Nightmare Page #4

Yeah.

You know, it's really hard

to talk about that stuff

in front of Ben,

he's just so sensitive.

Oh.

I didn't know you were here,

or I would have brought you

a coffee.

Oh, that's alright,

I'll just drink hers.

She's not gonna miss it.

So what's his name?

Max.

What's wrong with him?

Old age.

It happens to the best of us.

Really?

He sounds more asthmatic

to me.

You should get him

checked out.

Wow.

You should be a vet.

Well, I'm trying to be.

I hope you have good grades.

Yeah, I'm trying to do that,

too.

But physics is really

killing me.

I gotta study every night

if I just want to pass.

So was my mom expecting you,

or...?

No, this is just a random

drop by.

You know, after what

I've been through

and what she's going through

I thought maybe

I could provide

a bit of a road map for her,

you know?

Oh.

It's been eight months for you,

is that right?

246 days to be exact.

Yeah, mom's not

really doing so well.

She kinda just hangs around

at the house.

Well, you know Ariel, people

grieve in their own ways.

Yeah, I guess.

Hey!

Hey, you two.

Hope you don't mind me

just popping by.

I had a great conversation

with your daughter.

Oh, I didn't realize you

lived so close.

Yeah, they're just

up the street.

Can I give you a hand

with the groceries?

Um, that'd be very nice.

Ok.

Wow.

What're you doing,

feeding the Olympic team?

Hey, Adam brought you a

coffee but I drank it for you.

Oh, that was nice of you.

You need a hand

with all this stuff?

Nah, we're good.

Just have a seat.

Ok.

Mom, you bought dad's

hot sauce again.

Do you want me to just

put it in the fridge, or...?

It takes some time

getting used to it.

Being single again.

I'm not very good at this.

I liked being a couple,

you know?

I knew what my life was about,

about hot sauce and

medical appointments.

It's alright,

we'll figure it out.

Ben's having a hard time coping.

I thought a change of scenery

would help,

but he's had a real difficult

time losing his mom.

Difficult how?

Like, in school or something?

I think he's suffering

from psychological stress.

I'd sleep a lot better if he was

living at home with me.

He didn't want to live at home?

No.

In fact, he was adamant

about staying on campus.

More freedom, you know.

Yeah.

Ok.

I'm going to take Ariel's advice

and get Max to the vet.

Take him to Cam's clinic.

Oh yeah, my uncle's a vet,

you should take him there.

That's ok, the clinic

next to me takes walk-ins.

Okay.

I got this, I was trained well,

I take my own garbage.

See you, Ariel.

Bye.

Hello, Max.

You and I are gonna go

to the vet.

Ok?

Dana, it's none of my business,

but Ariel mentioned she's

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