Before they left, Sophie turned to him. “Can I tell you something?”

He smiled. “Sure, kid.”

“Mom said once that good people are angels who don’t know it yet. I think Lulu’s one. And maybe you too.”

Aaron couldn’t speak. He just smiled through tears.

As the sun broke through the clouds, Lulu barked once — a soft, echoing sound that carried across the quiet cemetery.

And in that moment, even the wind seemed to whisper back.

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