told me.
I called my mother’s cell phone. It went to voicemail. I called my father. Same thing. I tried my sister, who answered on the fourth ring.
“What?” she said, sounding annoyed.
“Grandma died?” I asked, my voice breaking on the words.
“Oh. Yeah. Last week.”
“Last week? And nobody thought to tell me?”
“We’ve been busy with arrangements,” she said, continue reading …