An excerpt from another chapter in Book II, After Clouds...Rainbows

 
Emptiness echoes like a wind chime blowing during a storm...

Michael's face mirrored an after shock of reality...the sudden death of his good friend, Jack.  The news didn't register as they were planning a fishing trip for the next day and Jack was going to get his fishing licence renewed later that morning. He told him that he was trying a new cookie recipe and would bring them on the boat to share with lunch.

Jack's son called in the early evening, his voice was soft and tears muffled the news, "My dad died of a heart attack around noon today."