Real, profound and touching. I don’t know if this is personal experience, but I gather that it is because I have lost people near to me and this is too raw to be fiction.
I hope that, by sharing, you find comfort. If this sprung from your imagination, it is quite good.

Dear Stargazer, thank you for the compliment. It is fiction, but I’m glad I was able to convey a sense of realism to the scene.

this is the first story by you I am reading , and definitely I am tempted to continue!