Lana thought putting the funeral behind her would have helped her disposition, but instead her depression and weariness lingered. She did not answer the phone or door. She barely ate and slept; her eyes were sunken, and she had developed dark circles under them. With all her heart, she missed James terribly, and she didn't know how to get over this feeling of dread.
Her kids knew the difficult time their mom had the past few weeks, and they were worried about her. They thought the best thing for her was to get away, so they begged her to visit them in Colorado for a few weeks. The kids were right, she needed to get away. She loved them bunches, but she needed to be alone in a foreign place, not with her children. Being with family conjured too many memories.
After days of thinking, she made a decision to go to the beach. She would go north and rent a beach house. Being off-season, finding a rental would not be a problem. Getting away should help her to rejuvenate herself and escape the memories.
She decided on the Cape Cod area in Massachusetts. Plymouth sounded like a great place.
The pilgrims landed there to make a fresh start, and she could make a fresh start too. Her family went there for a vacation when she was a child, and she remembered loving the beach and playing with her sisters.
She would fly into Boston and take a slow drive down Highway Three along the coast
through the little old towns. She could shop along the way and brush-up on some history.
Happiness filled her heart just thinking about getting away to new surroundings and being alone.