Isabel pursed her lips at that. "That's the weird thing about love and loss...just because you're gone, doesn't mean that there's not a you-shaped hole in their hearts. They're gonna grieve anyway. That's the nature of the beast, when you care about someone."

She lifted her chin a little. "But you know, that's not a bad thing? It means you meant something. Something beyond just 'your purpose', even though I get that that's important to you."