It doesn’t change what happened, and it doesn’t minimize the love you had for him—or he for you. If you hadn’t loved him, he wouldn’t magically still be here. The world doesn’t work like that, no matter how much you convince yourself it does. I don’t know the reason for all of it. Maybe I’ll find out when I die, or maybe I’ll never know at all, but for some reason he was meant to leave when he did. I think whatever force makes those types of decisions knew that already, and wanted to make sure he got to experience that kind of love before he went.”
