A large wave came in and destroyed half of the castle.
Chris immediately began rebuilding it with his hands.
Ben laughed.
“Relax, Daddy. We can build it again.”
Lily looked at Chris.
“But this time, don’t run away.”
Chris froze.
Then he quietly said,
“I won’t.”
And for the first time, I believed that maybe he truly understood what he had done.
During the months that followed, Chris never left again.
He was with the children through every treatment.
When Ben didn’t want to enter the hospital room, Chris sat beside him until the boy was ready.
When Lily couldn’t sleep at night, Chris read stories to her.
But Lily’s condition continued to get worse.
Seven months later, the doctors told us there was nothing more they could do.
