grief everlasting

Losing Mom felt like the end of the world. Holly bottled it all up until it all exploded into glass shards. Losing Mr. Grace is nothing like that. The world moves on without their saving grace. It feels like she's forced to move on because he was just a teacher, nothing more. But that's not true. There's a numbness consuming her heart, her soul, emptying her insides with each passing day like a yawning black hole—whenever she thinks of him.

How could he leave? How could he break his promise and leave?

How could he leave without a fucking goodbye?

or: mr. ryland grace was holly march's teacher. when he leaves, she has to learn how to cope with her grief—again.