[Tyler's quiet for a long moment as he just looks at the plaque, letting his fingers trace over them. It seems fitting, considering how much his mother loved this town and it's history. Of course Matt of all people would remember that.
Tyler had sent Matt packages and letters once every couple of years or so, to make sure his friend knew he was still alive -- so he could pass on that to Caroline and the others. Eventually, he had gotten a letter back from one of the kids when Matt passed away.
He was sad he couldn't come to the funeral. That he never got to meet those kids, or see the woman Matt married. Tyler may have escaped with his life -- but he lost a whole lot more.
Finally he lets out a breathe, a long moment having passed.]
She would have liked that.
She'd be glad all that history wasn't just lost. It was important to her.
[A hundred years hasn't made the loss of his mother easier on him, the guilt that came with it -- if he could have only done better, maybe she could have lived out the rest of her natural life.
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Tyler had sent Matt packages and letters once every couple of years or so, to make sure his friend knew he was still alive -- so he could pass on that to Caroline and the others. Eventually, he had gotten a letter back from one of the kids when Matt passed away.
He was sad he couldn't come to the funeral. That he never got to meet those kids, or see the woman Matt married. Tyler may have escaped with his life -- but he lost a whole lot more.
Finally he lets out a breathe, a long moment having passed.]
She would have liked that.
She'd be glad all that history wasn't just lost. It was important to her.
[A hundred years hasn't made the loss of his mother easier on him, the guilt that came with it -- if he could have only done better, maybe she could have lived out the rest of her natural life.
But that wasn't in the cards.]