Grief Shared in Silence
Home, however, was no longer the same. The walls that once rang with Hannah’s laughter and bedtime stories now stood quiet, echoing only with the tick of a kitchen clock.
Max stayed by Lily’s side through those hollow nights. He no longer barked or patrolled like he once did. He moved slower, older, but his watchful eyes never left her. When she cried, he nudged her hand until she held onto him. In their grief, they mirrored each other—two hearts carrying the same emptiness.
For three weeks, they lived in that quiet shadow. And then, one afternoon, everything changed.
