{"id":55936,"date":"2025-03-20T08:14:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T08:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=55936"},"modified":"2025-03-20T08:14:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T08:14:55","slug":"four-years-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=55936","title":{"rendered":"Four Years after>>>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-922.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-922.png 512w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-922-263x300.png 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My breath caught in my throat. That jacket\u2014Jason\u2019s jacket. The one he wore the day he left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I scrambled to my feet, my heart hammering as Scout limped closer. \u201cWhere did you get this?\u201d I whispered, reaching out with trembling hands. The fabric was stiff, stained with dirt, but unmistakable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emily and Benny ran over, their laughter fading as they saw the look on my face. \u201cMom?\u201d Emily asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I knelt beside Scout, gently taking the jacket from his mouth. A wave of emotions crashed over me\u2014grief, confusion, hope. How could this be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scout turned toward the forest, glancing back at me before trotting ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He wanted me to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hesitated, looking toward the trees. Four years of unanswered questions, four years of learning to live without Jason\u2026 and now, this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking a deep breath, I grabbed my phone and called my sister. \u201cCan you watch the kids?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As she agreed, I whispered to myself, \u201cJason, if you\u2019re out there\u2026 I\u2019m coming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, I followed Scout into the trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My breath caught in my throat. That jacket\u2014Jason\u2019s jacket. The one he wore the day he left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I scrambled to my feet, my heart hammering as Scout limped closer. \u201cWhere did you get this?\u201d I whispered, reaching out with trembling hands. The fabric was stiff, stained with dirt, but unmistakable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emily and Benny ran over, their laughter fading as they saw the look on my face. \u201cMom?\u201d Emily asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I knelt beside Scout, gently taking the jacket from his mouth. A wave of emotions crashed over me\u2014grief, confusion, hope. 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