FOREVER

He watched her from distance as she walked with a rose in her hand. She walked with elegance, her stride purposeful and her eyes watching nothing in particular. Her gown had beautiful red flowers printed on it and he was sure she smelled so wonderful too. She looked like she would easily fit into the wedding gown that she had worn forty years back.

People offered their sympathies to her and she smiled kindly in return. She didn’t tell them how she missed his hand holding hers, steadying himse...