So you try.

[He touches the locket's chain, lightly, through a gab in the blankets.]

So you have help, where you can find it, and you keep her memory with you, because she is part of you. And every day you make new choices.

I am very petty. And obsessive, and bitter. And so many times, I gave in to despair when I should not have. And then - when everything seemed already lost. I resolved that if I had another chance, I would choose better.

You can. But you can't grow any stronger if you're too afraid to try again.