An inmense expansion of water occupied the valley where his home had once been. When he saw that, a feeling of loss as big as the lake that stood before him overcame him.
He fell down to his knees gasping for breath, and he could not move until, half an hour later, the grey clouds heavy with rain began to let go of their cargo.
He jumped up when he felt the pressure of a hand on his shoulder. The face of an old woman met his searching eyes when he turned, a sad smile spread across her lips. Without a word, as if both strangers had singned a silent pact, they leant over each other's shoulder, dropped to the ground, and burst into tears.
***
Lucy was the woman's name. Tom spent the next months of his life with her, trying to save what was left of their lives. But Lucy's body was not as strong as Tom's, and when death took her, it came as no suprise. A simple ritual was all Tom could offer her for her funeral. He left feeling much worse than when he came, but somehow, Lucy's prencence lived on within him, giving him something to hang on to in his sea of sorrow.
He fell down to his knees gasping for breath, and he could not move until, half an hour later, the grey clouds heavy with rain began to let go of their cargo.
He jumped up when he felt the pressure of a hand on his shoulder. The face of an old woman met his searching eyes when he turned, a sad smile spread across her lips. Without a word, as if both strangers had singned a silent pact, they leant over each other's shoulder, dropped to the ground, and burst into tears.
***
Lucy was the woman's name. Tom spent the next months of his life with her, trying to save what was left of their lives. But Lucy's body was not as strong as Tom's, and when death took her, it came as no suprise. A simple ritual was all Tom could offer her for her funeral. He left feeling much worse than when he came, but somehow, Lucy's prencence lived on within him, giving him something to hang on to in his sea of sorrow.
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