Toby and the Empty Swing | A Teacher, a Silent Boy, and a Dog with a Ribbon—What They Share Will Haunt You Gently
Every afternoon, a little boy waits alone on a rusted swing. His legs dangle, never kicking, like he’s afraid to disturb the silence. No one ever comes—except for the dog with the cloudy eye and matted coat. They never speak, of course, but they wait together, as if remembering someone. And sometimes, when the wind …