I drove away content. What a change had come into my life these past 4 years on my trips to and from the cemetery. I gained a friend I never met and lost him. I watched an abandoned dream become a reality. I reflected on how Jason would have enjoyed watching this construction under way, that was his trade after all, then I realized that he had probably led me on this route.
Circumstances have a way of correcting themselves.
Perhaps watching the birth of this house helped me heal a little in my own heart. Perhaps watching my unknown friend wait for me everyday helped me realize how we touch on each others lives without even knowing we do. It saddens me now to take my winding path to the cemetery. The golf course has changed, no longer the peaceful greenery I enjoyed. My friend is no longer on his porch, and the house is done.