Like Letters Written in the Sand Part Forty Six
“Some days are harder than others.” Anna-leis sighed. “I’m reminded of my limitations and sometimes that’s humiliating.” Clarence could see the tears in her eyes, the frustration in her face.
Sweetheart, it’s alright. There’s no shame in having bad days, and there’s certainly no shame in grieving.” Clarence hugged Anna-leis. “Your grief is a sign that you are healing, you are not burying your feelings.”
“I nearly fell apart at the supermarket.” Anna-leis sobbed. “There was something the girls wanted that I couldn’t reach, how can something so small cause such turmoil”
“Sweetheart, it’s all been festering for a while, but now it’s coming to the surface.”
Anna-leis nodded, but she was shaking from sobbing so hard. She was finally able to let out all the grief she had been holding back.
“I want to be strong, but I don’t feel so strong right now.”
“Grief isn’t weak, it’s just that it means you’re mourning.”
I thought I had come to terms with everything.”
“It’s okay to lean on me when you feel like you’re falling, sweetheart.” Clarence said as he held Annaleis tight.
Nodding, she was unable to speak. It was something as simple as not being able to reach a toy for…
