Kelly had accepted that she would never hear Jeremy’s voice again—until she did.
It happened on an ordinary night, as she passed her daughter Sophia’s room. The words “I love you forever” floated through the air, so clear it made her knees weak. Jeremy had been gone for two years, lost in an accident that left no body to bury. Had grief finally broken her?
Heart pounding, she stepped inside. Sophia slept soundly, her tiny fingers curled around a teddy bear. When Kelly picked it up, the voice returned. Then came the explanation: Gloria, Jeremy’s mother, had secretly embedded his wedding vows into the toy.
The shock was overwhelming. Part of Kelly wanted to be furious—how could Gloria keep this from her? But as she listened to Jeremy’s voice, a strange comfort settled over her. He wasn’t there, but he wasn’t entirely gone, either.
That night, for the first time in years, Kelly didn’t feel so alone.
