Disclaimer: Still own nothing.
Empty
Some things are better empty. An empty plate can mean a satisfied customer or a well-enjoyed meal. An empty carriage on a train gives you more room to spread out. An empty house when you want peace and quiet can be an oasis of blissful calm.
But some things are not better empty. A stroller. A cradle. A womb.
She won't go as far as to say her heart is empty, because it's not – there are things and people in this world that she loves, and she is given plenty of reasons in a day to smile and be happy, to be grateful for what she has.
But there is a place in her heart that nothing and no one else can fill, and even if she is lucky enough to find another child in this world to love, it won't be a replacement for the one she lost. That part of her will go on loving Sophie for as long as she lives.
Even if she has nothing more to show for it than a faded blanket and an empty nursery.