Sometimes, there are no shortcuts. There is no magic code to bypass the barriers of grief. You have to go through the front door, pay the price, and face what’s on the other side.
Elias cried. Not because the mystery was solved, but because he finally understood. He had wasted weeks looking for a digital bypass, a shortcut to the answer.
The cost was higher than the software, but it was legitimate. It didn't require a code found on the dark corners of the internet.