In this coffee shop, regulars like my best friend Char and myself call this place by a number of names: church, sanctuary, office, writing club, bible study club, girl’s club, mom’s club, kids’ play area, and The CS (They don’t call it “
I have spent many days at one of the tables in this coffee shop, alternately working and crying – or just working with tears meandering down my cheeks – over the last several years.
The Offer to Sit With Me
When they let go, they formed a semicircle around me and one of the girls said, “Can we sit with you?
Char and I continued to talk, and I continued to cry and they continued to sit.