I MARRIED A STRANGER FROM A HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM SO HE WOULDN’T PASS AWAY ALONE – AFTER OUR ONE-WEEK MARRIAGE, HIS LAWYER HANDED ME HIS BACKPACK

I laughed out loud.

People stared.

For once, I didn’t care.

Months passed.

But I haven’t learned how to fix grief.

Because Thomas never had.

He had only taught me something much smaller.

Sometimes, the greatest kindness isn’t finding the right words.

It’s making sure another person never has to carry them alone.