Her Name is Mercedes

A couple of weeks ago, Mac informed us that he was going to marry one of his classmates, Mercedes.  He said that she is nice and fun and she plays with him all the time, no matter what.  We smiled at each other and said, ok.  Then he got viral pneumonia and missed 7 days of school.  His teachers told me how much the class missed him.  Again, I smiled and said, ok.  When I picked him up that first day back, a little girl with red hair came running up to me.  She looked at my cane for a second, then smiled up at me.  “I missed Mac a lot.  I’m so glad he’s back.  I made him a card.”  I smiled back at her and asked her name. “I’m Mercedes.”  Then my little boy came running up to me.  “This is Mercedes, Mom.  I’m going to marry her.”  She looked at me again and smiled.  Then walked away.  Ok.

I got a glimpse of the future.  Stab. Me. In. The. Heart.