The ticking clock was too loud in the unnaturally quiet kitchen. Left to sleep undisturbed when their cousins slipped off to school Tzipi and Benny woke to an empty house. Gedalya was waiting in the kitchen. He took advantage of their temporary privacy to share his news with his children.
“No way!” Benny refused to believe his father’s words. “Tatty say it’s not true!”
“It’s a mistake!” Tzipi declared jumping to her feet. “It can’t be true Tatty. It must be a mistake!”
Gedalya did not reply. He just looked at his children with a steady gaze waiting for them to absorb the news.
