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His legs also felt very heavy to move and he could only move his footstep slowly one after the other. His chest felt tight because he saw his very broken wife. Alex could only hug his wife to calm her who was crying and that too to reduce his guilt.

This morning, Alex could only stare at the fragile Precious with guilt embedded in his heart. Alex felt very guilty because he could not accompany Precious in her worst moments. Even though that would change nothing, Alex thought if he were right next to Precious when his mother-in-law exhaled his last breath, he might reduce the sadness that Precious was feeling right now.

Alex sat next to Precious, then clasped his wife’s hand. Alex doesn’t know what he should say at times like this, he just sits there and gives his shoulder as a backrest for Precious.