It had been five years since Clara lost her son. Five years since the light went out in her kitchen—the space where laughter once bounced off the tile and tiny fingers built soda-bottle rockets with wild ambition.
Robert had only been eleven.
He was full of questions and dreams far too big for his small frame. He loved the stars, pointed at constellations like he’d discovered them himself. Orion’s Belt, especially—his favorite. He’d tug at Clara’s sleeve, eyes wide with wonder, saying, “It’s there, Mommy. Just look.”
Clara had spent every day since his passing holding onto those memories. They had become the fabric of her being—the only way she knew to keep him near.
And then, during a quiet family gathering, her sister-in-law Amber shattered everything.
A Legacy Built on Love
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