The words made my chest tighten all over again. I’d been trying not to think about it, but now the image of those broken pieces scattered across the floor came rushing back.
“It was the only thing I had of hers,” I said quietly. “The only thing that connected me to her.”
“Oh, sweetheart.” Lilith reached over and pulled me into her arms, and I let her. I buried my face in her shoulder and finally let the tears come.
“I never even got to meet her,” I sobbed. “She died when I was just a baby. And that music box… it was the only piece of her I had left. The only thing that was really hers.”
“I know, I know.” Lilith stroked my hair, making soothing sounds. “It’s not fair. None of this is fair.”
I cried until my chest ached and my eyes burned. Lilith just held me, not trying
