Britton could remember how he laughed and how he smelled. She remembered feeling safe with him for the first time in her life. Britton peeked into Koby’s room and glanced around. She remembered he had bought a t-shirt from the ice cream place they went on their first date. She opened the drawers to see if she could find it and it was there, on the top, still folded perfectly. “He only bought this because I said he’d look good in the pink tie-dye.” Then she plucked one of the pillows off his bed. She knew it would stop smelling like him eventually, but she’d at least still feel close to him from it. “I think this is all.” And a polaroid picture of them fell out of the pillow case and fluttered to the floor. “Oh,” a gasp escaped her. “I really loved him, Leah.”
Leah wondered if she’d ever find a picturesque, movie sort of love. Lord knows she didn’t see any kind of it growing up, not in real life at least, and the fairytales she grew to love then hate were just that...fairytales. Yet, watching Britton gawk carefully over Koby’s belongings, pining for the perfect items that really captured his essence, Leah saw that movie sort of love finally take place. Britton’s eyes radiated warmth and sadness at the same time. All hope, all crushed dreams - it brought water to Leah’s dark brown eyes again too. As a polaroid fell out of the pillow case in Britton’s hands, Leah let out a small, surprised noise of her own. In a world of crude, degrading men, Koby really was Heaven-sent. He was the World’s Best Brother - caring, resourceful, kind to his core, and funny beyond belief. Though Leah’s chest ached, she was happy he at least got to experience some true love and happiness with Britton before he passed. “He really loved you too,” She was able to choke out, taking a deep breath, “He’d always text me and tell me he couldn’t believe a girl as beautiful as you would ever look his way. He promised me we’d go to the movies, you know, the three of us. He really wanted us to meet,” Leah shuffled over to Koby’s bed and though she wanted to sit, she didn’t want to ruin anything about it either, so she stayed standing, “I think he secretly wanted my approval since me and Crosby were the only two siblings not here yet -- Oh, I approve, by the way,” A smile crept onto Leah’s face as she wiped more tears from her cheeks, gently nudging Britton’s shoulder, “I definitely approve...and thank you...for just loving him.”
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