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A flicker of movement caught Sam’s eye and he turned his head, shooting a look at the corner of the room, where the watery winter sun painted a pillar of golden light.
Sam’s breath caught.
Jack was there, in the light, a part of it. Heart thudding in his chest, Sam could only stare at his twin in disbelief. The buzz of conversation around him softened and drifted away as he and his twin stared at each other from across the room, across the chasm between life and death.
Jack nodded, as if he understood just what Sam was feeling. Then he gave his twin a slow, wide smile, just as he used to. And in moments, as Sam watched, Jack drifted away with the last of the light until the corner of the room was empty and dark again.
“Sam?” Lacy called his name, and still bemused by what he’d seen, he turned to her, a half smile curving his mouth. “Are you okay?”
He glanced back at the corner of the room. Had it happened? Or was it wishful thinking? Did it matter? Jack was a part of them, always would be. Maybe he’d just found a way to let Sam know that he was okay, too.
Turning back to Lacy, Sam let go of the last of his pain and welcomed the joy he was being offered.
“I’m more than okay,” he assured her. “Everything’s perfect.”
Then he turned his back on the past and stepped into the future with his wife and son.
