**A Year Later**

He was gone.

Two words. They carry the weight of a world collapsing, the brutal truth that life can end without warning, without mercy. Death is so final, so unforgiving.

They say it’s a thief that steals more than just a heartbeat. It takes away laughter, shared secrets, future plans whispered late into the night.

It takes pieces of you, leaving behind an ache that seeps into your bones, a silence that screams louder than any words.

Racheal never thought she’d be here, standing in a graveyard with her heart shattered, her dreams scattered like fallen petals.

She stood, staring at the earth that now held the...