Almost There

Most of all, she’d learned the importance of spending time with those she loved. She now understood just how precious time was, and that it wasn’t promised

It tells me that no matter where I am, I can be connected to home if I just look up at the stars.”

As she waited for the soul-crushing grief to envelop her, an odd thing happened. The grief failed to materialize. Instead, she felt…joy. An overwhelming sense of peace weaved its way around her sadness

her body too exhausted for her to consider moving even a single limb

The fog had thinned, but only in the area surrounding their house, and flower petals rained from the sky. They collected on the ground like a colorful snowfall

“We’ll see each other again one day.”

“Every beginning has an end,”

Back when she’d agreed to Facilier’s deal, she had not considered how difficult it would be to face this loss twice

If she never willingly let him go, would he live forever?

It seemed impossible, but so did having her daddy back in the first place.

“You must let him go.”