Difficult Conversations

        The scene opens up, a mother and son in the kitchen, a familiar place to both, but a new scenario this time. the boy is at the table, eating his breakfast before school while the mother prepares for work. the night before their dog did not arrive home, but the kid was already asleep so they decided not to wake him.when the father headed off for work this morning he found the dog laying dead in the rode, he told the wife and left the weight on her shoulders to tell the son. She ponders around trying to think how to tell the son his dog had died. The wife finally finds the right moment, feeling the tension in the air when she lets the son know his dog had died. you can see the tears in the boys eyes as he hears the news.