Holding her as she died...

50 Holding her as she died…

The next morning, Aaron and Gracie had breakfast in the main building. It wasn’t for anything in particular, they just felt like dining there. It was good too since Andrew had left earlier and that meant Aaron wouldn’t have to suffer through his presence.

Yes, his was mind was in turmoil whenever Andrew was around. He was stricken with guilt and pain for the things he’d done to him when Andrew had shown him nothing but kindness. His heart sank to see him use a paper to write when he could’ve spoken the words directly.

And Andrew’s smiles—God, those smiles—it broke his heart. How could he still have something to be happy about when he couldn’t speak? That was how Andrew had been in the early years after his accident. He’d retracted into a shell, never smiling or fooling around. All that, however, had stopped when Zara had come.