Clara died in her sleep that winter, the locket clasped in her hand. The townsfolk buried her beneath the apple tree. At the funeral, an old veteran approached - a stranger with Millor's eyes. "Ma'am asked me to deliver this," he said, handing the mayor a note:
"Tell them I didn't wait. Tell them? he was worth every second."
That spring, the tree bloomed twice as bright.
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Themes: Eternal love, the passage of time, hope as both sustenance and sacrifice.
Symbolism: The locket (unbroken promises), the apple tree (growth amid loss), letters (connection beyond death).
"Tell them I didn't wait. Tell them? he was worth every second."
That spring, the tree bloomed twice as bright.
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Themes: Eternal love, the passage of time, hope as both sustenance and sacrifice.
Symbolism: The locket (unbroken promises), the apple tree (growth amid loss), letters (connection beyond death).
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