But Henry’s kindness gave her a thread of hope to hold onto.And in return, she helped him heal from his own emptiness — the grief of losing his mother, the weight of loneliness he hadn’t even realized he was carrying,
Over time, Dorothy rebuilt her life — a job, an apartment, a second chance. But neither of them came out of it the same. Because what started as a moment of compassion grew into something rare: a deep bond that saved them both.Sometimes, helping someone else is the very thing that brings you back to life.