They talked about the rain.
They talked about the collision and the circumstances surrounding it.
But for those who truly knew the couple, those details could never tell the whole story.
They were more than the victims of an accident.
They were sons and daughters.
Friends.
Partners.
Neighbors.
Classmates.
People who had made others laugh.
People who had been there during difficult moments.
People who had hopes, habits, favorite places, inside jokes, and ordinary routines that suddenly became precious memories.
Their families wanted them to be remembered for those things.
Not simply for the terrible event that ended their lives.
The Future They Had Been Planning
Perhaps the most painful part of the fictional story was the future they had been preparing to build.
They had talked about marriage.
They had been saving for a home.
They had discussed the kind of life they wanted together.
Those plans had seemed
