When Shabbos settled over the city, it was just her and Malkie and Motti
“I feel so bad about this Shabbos,” Yochi told Pessie when he called to wish her a good Shabbos. “Home alone with the kids…”
The pity made something in Pessie ignite. This wasn’t what she wanted, not at all. She wasn’t out to make Yochi feel bad or wallow in misery.
True, Yochi was on the other side of the world, about to bring in a Shabbos that people would talk about for weeks. True, her entire family was upstate having the time of their lives.
But that didn’t mean she couldn’t enjoy a special Shabbos, too.
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