A December (last page) years after

I had found courage to open hold wounds. I took up being a laboratory technician for the local hospital. Comparing and photographing cell samples for all sort of cases being brought in.

I am the only one left. I wear my wedding rings still, so that no one will bother me. Pretty as I am, I have lost my wife to her own demons. No matter how hard it was to help her get through it. It was her last straw. I can't blame and I am not hurt by her choose. I tried to show her what she would miss out... it never got through to her enough. I have that sense of guilt and fault but then I am being to hard on myself. In a situation I could not have prevented anymore then what I knew of the time. I still love her and think of her always.

I found solace eventually in returning older habits. I got back to writing. Painting. Now I make glass items and wood carvings.

I was happiest when taking out the sketch books of that honeymoons. I had a lot to drink with the shot glasses. I was not sad at all, relief was more a correct answer. Having stepped back from why I thought things and then analyzing what truths were comforting to think of.

They are together and not suffering anymore. They are always watching over me. I have found my place and I am happy. They would be proud of the achievements I made in thier names. I can't not allow the pain of loss to be controlling of my life. Their memories live in me, I must paint them to make more people feel them close.

My work life has been highly interesting. The research papers I made during the honeymoon has been the most helpful thing I have ever crossed. Questions and theories I made in the thesis had finally being answered.

In a odd way, I was getting results by adapting what I was looking for in the hospital cell samples. I made sure to do my job first for what the hospital needed. I would in my spare time before ridding any cell trays have a look under again. I print off a few cell photos for research results. I hide them as that was a misuse of patient privacy. When I do get found out, I will be fired.

I planned for that eventually happen. The art I have been making has sold high priced and a lot of savings from my lost family has naturally curved a way to keep up. I have always disliked money from the dead. But they would want me to be safe.