I was invited.

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I received a text message last night; it is the feast day celebration of a locality where one of my colleagues resides. Ms. CC invited me. I texted back that I cannot go if I am alone or with the colleague who is patronizing (Ms. DLM). We were only 2 who went last year. Miss CC responded with a ‘hahaha’; it meant she understood my reason. Last night, my colleague Ms. FCT, whose mother expired last April 8, messaged me on chat if we have activity for the troop of friends; I replied it is the ‘fiesta’ of Ms. CC today, and we are invited to go to their house. I asked her (FCT) if she will go. Her answer was what I expected: she won’t go because she has her duty, and they (with son and father) will visit her mother in the memorial park. When my mother died, there was some socialization of my colleagues, which I purposefully did not attend. I was in grief in those times. It took me a year before I went out with my friends. Ms. FCT is also in her grieving stage, so I expected her not to go to the fiesta. How about you? Does it take you too long to grieve for the passing of any of your relatives (knock on wood!)?