Back to rebuilding life

Reena gave us a line which can be used anywhere in our piece. The idea of a first line or last line becomes too restrictive.

She’d forgiven everyone and emptied her home of all that gave it meaning.

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They all left, one by one.

Her husband died of cancer, the children wanted better opportunities in life so they moved away too. And at the end, her elderly cat also succumbed to old age.

She was in good health and had no illness to slow her down but what to do about the heart that craved the company of loved ones.

To take her mind off the loneliness, she decided to remodel her life. There was no use of clinging to resentment so she’d forgiven everyone and emptied her home of all that gave it meaning. Every single piece of furniture that was associated with her previous life was given…