"You sound ... just like yourself, mom," he said warmly, a slight smile on his face. Unfortunately he hadn't realized he slipped up again. "In the first year After you were there. You helped me. Helped me to grieve. To pick myself up. Try and move on. Train. Use their memories to guide me. Give me a purpose again. You helped me so much. You and ... Ellie."
His voice choked up on her name. It hadn't been long, for him, since everything went wrong and he lost her. He cleared his throat and nodded as he followed after her.