Life Grows Longer Without You

Year three of my depression diagnosis, and Asher James had stood by me for all three. He said my medication mattered more than his own life. Three reminders a day, more punctual than any alarm clock. Eliana Fox, his childhood sweetheart, had come back from abroad too. A PhD in psychology, sending me mindfulness recordings every day, teaching me breathing exercises. I thought there was no luckier patient in the world than me.