A Slight Misunderstanding. (real life incident)

A Slight Misunderstanding.

It was around half past seven in the evening. We were saying the rosary but my eyes were constantly darting towards my Mum, who was sniffling every now and then.

My Mum says the third mystery in the rosary and as usual we all waited for her to begin. So imagine to our surprise when she started crying and choking up so badly that she couldn't even get the words out.

My Dad didn't seem too fazed and just waited for her to calm down, but I couldn't. My Mum was crying! And she almost never cries.

My Dad just turned around towards me and smiled. I gave him a glare as if to say 'Your wife is crying. Do something.' He just turned to my brother and gave him a smile and my brother gave him a small smile back even though he looked worried too. My jaw, quite literally dropped at this. Here was my Mum, a crying mess and my Dad just smiled??!!

I couldn't handle it so I got up to give her a hug and console her. Because I knew it was the right thing to do. I didn't know the reason as to why she was crying but what I did know was that anyone who is crying (not out of happiness) needs a hug.

So that's what I did. I gave her a hug for a few long seconds and wiped away her tears before she pushed me away, presumably so that we could finish saying the rosary.

To say I was angry would be an understatement. I was livid. How could my Dad do such a thing? Did he even love my Mum? And did my brother not care?

I was absolutely fuming, planning on how I'd give my Dad and brother the cold shoulder for a few days. The rosary was long forgotten in my mind.

However a small part of me was worried. My Mum was one of the most level-headed people I've seen. She never panicked or got emotional even in the toughest of times. So what could have happened that made her cry so much? Surely it must have been something bad. Different scenarios were running through my head, none of them good. I was imagining friends and family having a sudden accident or some relative who got the corona virus. As I was panicking I didn't notice that the rosary got over and my brother stood up to take blessings.

I stood up to do the same, going to my Mum first. As she gave me her blessing I mouthed worriedly 'what happened?' she just looked at me before turning towards my brother. I walked dejectedly to my Dad and took his blessings.

I carefully placed the rosaries on the altar as I turned around and tuned in to the conversation between my parents.

"He was calling me an angel.... I had tears in my eyes and I didn't even do anything... " Mum was saying, tearing up again.

At this point I was thoroughly confused. What was going on?

Turns out, Mum was part of a group that was helping migrant workers who couldn't go home amid the pandemic. The group was providing them with food and water.

They (the group) arranged for calls between the donors and receivers. My mum had just got off a call before rosary started and she was touched by the heartfelt thank you she got.

It was just a slight misunderstanding.

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This incident actually happened and to say that I was freaking out would be an understatement. I was full out panicking with a mini world war going on in my head. All in all, I think it was.... an experience! I don't think any words could describe the whirlwind of emotions in me.

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