Still nothing fr
asked quietly, their voice nearly d
d stared at the tiny, pale body surrounded
othing new-calls still go
steps forward, gently brushing her da
not wait for hi
to dealing with death
, he might regret it for the rest of his life. Are
gre
ly let out a
her, he was off playing happy family-with his mistress and her daughter at
anded on Sophie's al
lla wiped it
much in this life-she wouldn't le
e're not wai
.
emed urn she could find, carefully paint
the somber black cloth from the funeral hom
he didn't feel a thing. Numbly, she flagged
ed into the bustle of downtown. Glitzy displays flash
aughter too. There was nothi
up the windshield, so b
ght of the massive LED screens lining the s
ess gown and diamond tiara, rode up in a pumpkin carriage. Charles Hart, the all-
ing. Together they lit ten tiers of a custom cake, and when Olivi
of three" practically ooze
oo
f fireworks exp
what a life. Being Mr. Hart's dau
utched Sophie's urn tighter, a sha
back roads
ly above a whisper. It al
e'd picked her up from. His heart s
am... my co
urn, avoiding the b
t least there were no more LED
i rolled to a stop in
holding the urn close, and stood under
still dancing across the piano keys.She practiced so hard-even when she was sick
ional piano award, do you thi
er nose as she dragged her hea
ll stool beside the piano, opened
melody echoed in the room, tearing open her ra
ents passed away,
d become a h
ted to play one la
ion-Stella played it over and over until her ha
, she came downstairs the next
sunlight felt like
rough the door, the chilly breeze clinging
ad finall
e took off his coat and hung it
s still
out a bit
as he finally done playing house somewher
gus
ng on her face-and for a split second, he froze. Then his bro
ng to be another one of
n't be b
and rushed back. Go get Sophi
rds "piano class" n
three times a week,
turdays were the only day she worked up
lined, she cut do
ery, Charles finally
t, dressed up in her prettiest whit
she'd have a
e piano tea
hed over, Sophie ha
s had bailed-the assistant dro
ged just so she could have one moment where her cla
ed him to sho
d more than t
rating table, waiting for a c
how heartbroken her baby g
harles like she wanted to burn a ho
You're never ta
ed to mean?" Charle
e, and now she's act
ime for your ga
er voice cracked,
ne! Sophi