She found herself lost in the darkness of her soul, struggling to maintain a sense of dignity and decency at work; her colleagues were understood her unpredictable behavior, but it was evident that she needed help.
Three years after, a new member joined the company; he was friendly and gentle with everyone, including her. One day he approached her with a soft smile and gave her a gift; she was confused, like she never got a gift in her entire life before. The gift was a beautiful simple long dress decorated with tiny flowers. The next day he mentioned nothing about the gift; he didn’t even get closer to her. For a week, he avoided any direct contact with her and kept his friendly soft smile all the time, and he kept his usual practice of leaving a packet of biscuits or a box of chocolate in the common kitchen for everyone. Even when she showed up at work wearing the dress, he only looked at her with a soft smile.
He spared no effort to comfort her and prove he had no bad intentions toward her; gradually, she started talking and sharing many stories with him. Day by day, he became her safety anchor, making sure that she was eating well and getting the medical care she needed. With his constant support and compassion, she rediscovered the light within her and forged a brighter future for herself, and a year later, he proposed to her and decided to take her to his home to study midwifery as she dreamed when she was home.

Their marriage continued as stable and happy as no one could even imagine; he became her everything, and her heart finally filled with happiness.
After graduation, she asked her husband to have lunch with her friends in the mall, promising him that she would not stay long and would join him at night for the party he arranged for her.
While sitting in front of the TV waiting for his wife to return, he heard the news: the mall was bombed in a terrorist attack, he was staring at the gift he prepared for her and at the TV feeling nothing but the darkness and heard nothing but the silence.

The end