Bad Omens

Something's going on here, and I don't know what it is, which only makes it worse.1

When Kera stopped by the house to pick up some clothes for her sleepover at Justin's, she came downstairs and asked "What's up with mom?" I shrugged and said I didn't know, besides the fact that she's been feeling sick. Then Kera told me that mom was on the phone crying, she came downstairs and her eyes were all puffy and red. I hadn't seen her myself, but I didn't have any reason not to believe Kera, and she looked sincere enough that I knew she was telling the truth. I spent my time wondering what had happened, the most plausible thing being that my mom's mother, our Gramma, had died or something. Fifteen minutes after Kera left, Bruce, my mom's ex-boyfriend, appeared at the door, which could only mean that the situation was dire- my mom only invites him over to console her when she's having breakdowns and stuff. The only reason she invites him instead of her current boyfriend, Dan, is because Dan is always on the move and always traveling, so he can't be there for her on demand, but Bruce lives a short wase away and never leaves his house, so he's pretty much always available. He's also trying to get back together with her, so he'd probably do almost anything to impress her and make him look better.2

So when Bruce came over he said hello quickly to Molly and Me, I was unloading the dishwasher and she was watching cartoons on the computer at the table, then he went right up to mom's room and they stayed there talking for about an hour. The whole time I stayed downstairs furiously cleaning the kitchen, which was a dump, I might add, because cleaning is something I can do without using space up in my head, ergo, I can do some deep thinking. Still, all I could think of was that someone died. All I know is that mom is very sad, sad enough to invite over Bruce, and I had two dreams last night that someone died. They weren't the same person and neither of them was Grammy, but I think with that kind of dream you have to look at the main theme: Death.3

So I'm not sure what's going on. Right now mom and Bruce are out getting chinese food to bring home for us all to eat, even though I offered to cook supper.4

I could be wrong about Gramma, though. It COULD be my Auntie Theresa, my dad's sister, except I ruled that one out because I don't think mom would be so distraught if it was her, even though they were like sisters at one point, because my mom and auntie resa haven't seen each other in years. But, Auntie theresa is really really sick and always has been, and probably won't live as long as she deserves to. It's sad. But anyway, my first guess is really at Gramma. I mean, Grampa died, what, five years ago? And she's getting up there in age. I don't know. I'll update when I get a hint of what's going on.