Elizabeth

With John’s constant absences—they went almost months without seeing each other—Elizabeth devoted herself more to volunteer work.

She organized performances by the children at the orphanage and hosted themed parties at the nursing home. Among the abandoned and lonely, Elizabeth felt like one of them. In a way, she too experienced abandonment and loneliness.

On one of these visits to the nursing home, the main hall was silent, with only the distant sound of an old radio playing songs