12/22/2025
My 10-year-old daughter Lily died in a car accident. My husband was driving her to art school — he barely survived, and Lily… she died instantly.
That day, I could barely stand on my feet… and the doctors couldn't even allow me to see Lily. They were afraid it would break me completely.
Two weeks later, my husband finally came home from the hospital, limping, wrapped in bandages.
But the house was silent.
Lily's room remained untouched. Her drawings still lay on the table; her toys were still scattered across the floor.
I didn't know how to keep living. The pain filled my chest with every breath.
One morning, as I sat staring into a cup of cold coffee, our DOG Baxter suddenly started scratching and barking at the back door.
He barked LOUDER AND LOUDER, continuing to scrape his paws against the door.
I opened it… and froze.
Baxter was standing on the porch, holding something bright yellow in his teeth.
I leaned in closer.
Oh God — IT WAS LILY'S SWEATER.
The sweater LOOKED SIMILAR to the one Lily had been wearing when the accident happened.
My knees almost gave out. Where did Baxter even get that sweater?
He placed it at my feet, barked sharply, then looked at me, grabbed it again, and began running, stopping every few steps to make sure I WAS FOLLOWING HIM.
It was as if he wanted to show me something.
Without even grabbing a coat, I ran after him.
After about ten minutes, Baxter finally stopped, and when I saw the abandoned shed in front of us, MY HEART BEGAN TO POUND WILDLY. ⬇️