I still remember how her eyes used to sparkle. I remember how her hair used to dance and shine in the sunlight. I remember her energy, her love, her care and her intelligence. I remember the smile that used to curl her lips right before that dimple appeared on her right cheek. Sometimes I can still hear her laughing. But it's only in my mind. It's nothing more than a memory. The clear sound of her laugh. I will never forget the sound of it.
That woman is gone. The Maura Isles I fell in love with, isn't here anymore. The woman I married is no longer the same. I still love her and I will never stop loving her, but she's gone. She left when the worst thing happened to us that could ever happen to anyone. The one thing that will shred your heart to pieces, leaving you as nothing more than an empty shell. The thing that will change you forever and never allows you to go back to who you were.
Losing your child.
