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For decades, an elderly man named Harold sat on the same park bench every Sunday at 4 p.m., never missing a week, regardless of weather. When a curious university student named Emily finally asks him why, he reveals a heart-wrenching story: his wife, Helen, disappeared mysteriously over forty years ago.
Granton Park was their special meeting place, and he made her a promise long ago—to wait for her there, always. Though he no longer believed she would return, he continued to sit on that bench every Sunday as an act of love and remembrance.
Years later, after Harold is gone, Emily finds a plaque on the bench honoring him:
By Nia GruffuddFor decades, an elderly man named Harold sat on the same park bench every Sunday at 4 p.m., never missing a week, regardless of weather. When a curious university student named Emily finally asks him why, he reveals a heart-wrenching story: his wife, Helen, disappeared mysteriously over forty years ago.
Granton Park was their special meeting place, and he made her a promise long ago—to wait for her there, always. Though he no longer believed she would return, he continued to sit on that bench every Sunday as an act of love and remembrance.
Years later, after Harold is gone, Emily finds a plaque on the bench honoring him: