Whenever exhaustion appeared on his pale face, she would whisper to him, telling him ridiculous little stories that might have sounded silly, but she deliberately told them in such a dramatic way that a faint smile would eventually appear on his lips, as though she were planting life inside him once again. Whenever he felt weak or discouraged, she stayed by his side, embracing him with her eyes and filling the room with her calm voice and reassuring presence, supporting him shoulder to shoulder. The previous night, when the pain in his fractured arm became worse, she sat beside him on the edge of the bed, gently massaging his hands. Whenever he closed his eyes, she soothed him with her touch, patting his forehead and never stopping her quiet prayers for him, her voice mingling with her tired, uneven breaths. Even when he drifted off for a few moments, she did not dare leave the room. She was afraid he might need her even for a minute while she was gone. And when morning came, s
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