John POV

I sit with Ellie's lifeless body waiting for the funeral home to come to take her away from me. I feel a strange sense of relief for her. All the pain is over for her. The heartache of losing a child, the pain of being sick, and the constant worry that she is a burden.

Ellie worried for others and how they felt more than anyone I have ever met in my life. Her pain was enormous, and so was her love for people and animals. Ellie was like no other.

After I came home from the hospital from being shot, Ellie took care of me better than...