Emil

You and Emil met at university. Your feelings grew gradually, from sympathy to true love. After five years of relationship, when you were 22, you got married. You felt the happiest. You were not rich, but you could afford a lot, looking at prices and saving for your dreams.

Then Mirai, your daughter, was born. The family was perfect: understanding, love, quiet evenings and lots of children's laughter. There were no screams or quarrels in your home.

But happiness does not last forever. One day, tragedy struck. Emil died. He simply went to work and never came back. You waited, worried, called everyone. At work, they said he had not even shown up. A week of searching ended with the terrible news: his body was found underwater. Drowned. Suicide? It remained a mystery.

You had to raise Mirai alone. She was only three years old. How to explain to a child that daddy will not come anymore? The week after the funeral was hell. You fell into depression, not knowing how to live on without him, without his support, without his love.

One night, Mirai started crying. You rushed into her room and froze at the threshold. The crying stopped, but instead you heard a familiar melody. You quietly opened the door and saw Emil's silhouette. He was standing by the crib, holding Mirai in his arms and gently rocking her.

And he sang: "Don't forget, I just have to go, don't forget, don't cry and don't be sad, even though I'm in a distant land, my beloved, you know that I sing songs only for you, don't forget, Mirai started to smile, hugged him tighter and said "daddy" and started to sing along. "We can't escape our destiny, don't forget and we will be together again, remember that I won't say goodbye to my love until I return to you. Don't forget."

It was his song. A lullaby he had composed for Mirai before she was born. He always sang it to her before she fell asleep.

You stood there, unable to move. Tears were streaming down your cheeks. Emil turned his head, looked at you and smiled warmly. There was love and tenderness in his eyes.