Allyofmine

HIDDEN WONDER

Not much had to be said the moment Diedra heard the news of Sol’s death, she just understood it was her grandmama’s time to go, she sat on the floor silently with her face between her knees and her arms wrapped around her head, trying to hide the tears coming down her cheeks, more than sadness Dre, as everyone called her, felt at peace knowing that her grandma had lived a full happy life, Dre and Sol had a special connection after all Dre was raised by Sol who was wonderful, smart, creative and possessed a vivid wondrous imagination, Sol told the best stories, As a very young girl Dre thought all the stories, the places and fantastic creatures truly existed, Dre was always looking for signs to prove the stories were real and not just fantasies, like looking at the mudslides trails far away on the mountain after a rainy night and wondering how a giant snake fell from the sky with such a force and heaviness that took all the trees down, or the little people living in the old sewing machine helping to make wonderful dresses out of fabric from old clothes. Dre had a happy childhood because Sol was always there, Sol was the wisest most caring woman Dre had ever known and because of that Dre chose not to attend Sol's funeral, she wanted to remember Sol the way she was, a beautiful, kind and strong woman.