wept

They were not speaking. The days before were filled with pain and anger. Yet, there she stood, gaining life eternal, and all former ill feelings between them were instantly forgotten without request. In its place extreme joy flowed within them, spilling from their eyes, culminating in an emotional peak so strong their frail bodies strained to support it.

Equal in magnitude but opposite in direction, such emotion was matched only by that of their first physical separation. Powerless to prevent their sorrow, it gained intensity and broke through like a dammed river finally defeating its captor, flooding the banks of their faces and beyond them, exposing their deepest emotional trough. Miles apart, their strength weakened with each drop until there was nothing left but slumber.