just want the pain to stop." Tag patted my back. "I thought the same thing once." "What do you mean 'once’? You don't want the pain to stop anymore?" "No. Grief is a beautiful thing, son. It's a sign that you had someone in your life who mattered that much to you." "Why can't that person matter without the pain?" "If you take away the pain of grief, you take away the love from life. You can't have loss without love."
