My neighbour lost her 14-year-old son very suddenly last year .
Something about a mysterious brain aneurysm took his life.
The news was too shocking.
Everyone in the neighbourhood knew the family.
They projected the 'perfect' household.

This morning, I saw the mother.
She had a really short hair cut and seemed to have aged dramatically.
We exchanged a few words.

As she walked away, I thought to myself, " Sigh. Life goes on..."