Little Hopey was their daughter. As a father who had spent so little time with her, Samuel was already in unbearable pain over losing her.

If Eli were to remember both him and their daughter, only to realize that Hopey was never coming back, how much more pain would she feel? She was the one who had carried Hopey for ten months, given birth to her, and raised her with her own hands. She would never be able to accept the reality of her daughter’s death.

Samuel felt ...