"Why is the rain still falling when the storm passed an hour back?"
I had taken my daughter for a walk through the woods. It had been a week since the funeral and she had barely uttered a word since.
"The raindrops get stuck in the trees and when the wind blows it shakes them free."
"Like when you cry long after something sad happens?"
"Yes," I whispered. "Like that."
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