James and Sophie lost their house after a financial crisis.
They moved into a tiny apartment.
Then James lost his job.
Sophie worked double shifts.
They fought often.
Money changed them.
One night, James packed a suitcase.
“I don’t want you to suffer anymore.”
Sophie stopped him.
“We already suffered.”
She held his hand.
“But we’re still here.”
James stayed.
They rebuilt their lives slowly.
Years later, they bought another home.
It wasn’t large.
But on the wall hung a photograph of their first tiny apartment.
Under it, Sophie wrote:
“Home is wherever we refused to give up.”
