The door shut behind her with a harsh snap, and then
there was silence. After all was said and done today, she had
insisted, unwisely, on being alone. And now she had her wish,
a cruel realization. He was gone, and he was never coming back.
Elinor looked around her and at last felt the reality sink in. He
was dead. And she was alone. It frightened her, but there was
nothing she could do, no one to turn to. There was no one to
come home to anymore. No one to look forward to. No one…
at all… anymore.