C44 Ripples

I don't know what happened, but I can tell from the tone that it must have been hiding something from me.

"Mom, what happened?"

"Your dad just fell this morning …" I could hear Mom trying to make it as easy as possible, and if it wasn't serious, she wouldn't have swallowed hard.

"Dad, what's the situation now? Mom, tell me."

"Son, don't worry. Your dad has always been a tough guy