This whole story is about sympathy, isn't it? We feel sympathy for the families.The wives feel sympathy for each other. You are able to achieve this sense of shared feeling by using a child first, and then a mother's recollection of her sister. You make these people real to us by describing their actions. You don't tell us they are sad, or sympathetic. You show us. Well done.
Thank you for sharing story, which is filled with meaningful details. We appreciate that you engage with other authors in the community.
Thank you @theinkwell for the opportunity