The Grin That Healed
A Simple Moment That Pulled a Man Back to the Present

Pa Willy sat by the window, watching the world outside blur by in shades of dusk. His chair creaked beneath him, a familiar sound that seemed to echo his weariness. Life had never felt like a straight line, but lately, it felt more like an endless loop, one filled with memories of loss and regret. He'd tried to shake the weight of it off, tried to find peace in the little things, but some days it was hard to see beyond the fog of his own mind.
His thoughts spiraled, cycling between moments of pain and guilt. The ache of things he couldn't change. The longing for times that had passed too quickly. His heart carried these burdens, even as his hands shook from age, and his soul wrestled with the weight of what could never be undone.
But…