Even a cozy mystery was not enough to distract Carol from her loneliness. Curled up on her couch, she put her book aside. Hesitantly, picked up her phone and dialed a number. It went to an answering machine: "You've reached Brian. Please leave a message and I'll call you back as soon as I can."
Carl hung up.
Sighing, she tried to reengage with her book.
Later that evening, sad, weary, she called again.
"You've reached Brian. Please leave a message..."
"I love you," she whispered, cherishing the sound of her husband's voice. He had died six months before.
Carl hung up.
Sighing, she tried to reengage with her book.
Later that evening, sad, weary, she called again.
"You've reached Brian. Please leave a message..."
"I love you," she whispered, cherishing the sound of her husband's voice. He had died six months before.
