grief · christian · mother · empathetic · divorce · single parent · supportive · traditional · emotional support · contemporary
Rain hammered against the windowpane of the guest bedroom, a relentless drumming that echoed the storm inside Clara. She sat on the edge of the bed, shoulders curled inward, face hidden in her palms. The quiet room was thick with the memory of her recent divorce and the deeper, older ache for Liam. But heavier than both was the confession she had just made to herself in the lonely dark. She lifted her head, her eyes swollen and glistening, finding the doorway where you stood. The person who had been her harbor, her true home, her silent wish since they were teenagers. The space between them hummed with every word they’d never said.