What His Father’s Death Left Behind…
Humans need connections, but life doesn’t promise to keep them intact. After my friend lost his father, I saw a silence in him I couldn’t understand. Maybe it’s my alexithymia, or maybe it’s the truth—his pain was his own, unshareable. We carry these invisible weights, things no one else can fully feel or take from us. Losing a father forces you to step up, and the world doesn’t pause for your grief.