He could see them from the corner of his eye, Lily’s mother smiling, bursting with pride, her uncle clapping her father on the back.
They turned, and he shifted his gaze to their right, to the two empty spaces that had been cleared in the hope that the past might finally be put to rest.
Lily increased the pressure on his hand and he knew she understood.
It was a bittersweet kiss they shared, a single tear falling for the life he has lost forever, ending in a smile at the thought of the one yet to start.