After Daniel passed, time stopped making sense. Days blurred into nights, and sleep became my only refuge. I told myself I was resting, but really, I was hiding \u2014 from memories, from people, from the sound of my own thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My phone would ring sometimes. Friends, coworkers, relatives \u2014 voices I couldn\u2019t face. I\u2019d watch it light up, then fade to black. One afternoon, I saw my aunt\u2019s name flash across the screen. I remember sighing, turning away, and letting it ring. I just wanted a little more silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later, I found out she\u2019d been calling to tell me something simple, something small \u2014 that she\u2019d made my favorite soup, and that she missed me. That was all. And yet, that tiny moment became the one I couldn\u2019t forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, when my phone rings, I answer \u2014 even if I have nothing to say. Because healing, I\u2019ve learned, isn\u2019t always about moving forward. Sometimes, it\u2019s about opening the door again, even when it hurts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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