I do not know. I only know that while I have had and mourned losses I feel are only my own that—

[ She turns her head on his shoulder so she can lean her forehead against the side of his neck. ]

Some of the things that we lost then were ours. What small joy we had, what love we had, what trust we had, what of those we might have had— those losses belong to us both. And there is something in shared sorrow that cannot be had alone.