Every Breath

by Nicholas Sparks

‘I saw Hope.’”

I drew comfort from the knowledge that they were together, the way they were supposed to be.

I thought about their future, the walks they would miss and the adventures they would never have.

I thought about sacrifice and miracles. And I thought also about the love they’d always felt for each other—like stars in the daytime sky, unseen, but always present.

It was their time, at last.