The footbridge she stood on was an improvement over the original they visited. With new wooden boards and reinforcements, it displayed a number as part of the city park grid.
She felt someone stretch an arm across her back in a comforting embrace. Turning to thank, she realized no one was there.
Sunset looming, she commenced her return walk through the forest. A boy resembling her son strolled ahead in the same direction.
His transparent form stepped through a tree trunk and disappeared.