John, wearing his blue soccer shirt, noticed a big, dark hole in his backyard. It looked scary and made him sad because his dad, George, wasn’t around anymore. His mom, Carol, saw him crying and hugged him. The hole followed John to the soccer field, where he used to play with his dad, who always cheered him on. There he met his teammate, Kyle, who had a hole of his own. But Kyle’s hole was filled with candy wrappers and looked messy, unlike John’s which just had dirt and mud. Robert, the therapist, met John and helped John turn his sad hole into something cozy. With bright string lights and soft pillows and framed photos of John with George, the hole started to feel warmer, safer, like a special den. He brought his favorite toy bulldozer and a wooden plank, to make the hole his own special place. The other two family friends, Kevin and Steve came along to help fix the hole, where they placed his winning trophy. Kyle had heard of how wonderful John's hole became and decided to follow him for help. They strung up colorful lights. He gave Kyle a bright, blue pillow. Even Carol came to sit with John in the now "Comfy Grief Hole", wrapping blankets and holding him. Later, John and Kyle helped the Comfy Grief Hole transform further! They had added a couch, a TV, a ladder, and fresh flowers. His hole connected to Kyle's to become the "Awesome Mansion Grief Hole"! He also remember the good times in a retro diner with spilled milkshake, back when George played as a soccer kid about to kick a soccer ball. The sad hole was now John and Kyle’s favorite place to share snacks and tell stories of their family.

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