ReadOasis Step 2
By W.W. Jacobs
(Part 7)
In the great cemetery, two miles from their home, the couple buried their son. And they came back to their house, which was filled with shadow and silence. Everything happened so fast. At first, they could hardly realize it, and they waited for something else to happen. They thought maybe something else would lighten this load, for it was too heavy for old hearts to bear.
But the days passed, and their expectation turned to hopelessness. For long periods ...