This is a joke

HeeJun was never a practical joker. Although, he did love giving silly gag gifts at Christmas. But never a joker.



So, I wonder why when the troopers told me HeeJun had been in an accident and it was bad, I kept saying "this is a joke." Kept screaming, "you're joking". I'm not one who usually thinks things are jokes. I wonder where that came from. Shock. Not being able to process it. Shock is a weird thing. I remember shaking uncontrollably and not being able to stand.


This came to my mind today for two reasons. I was reminded of the words we say during shock from a bereaved mother's blog. Her screams of NO reminded me of my screams, prayers that it was all a joke. I found the little pink slip of paper the troopers used to identify my house and to remember what to tell me.



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Trooper Wakefield

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Wife Erica

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