When Jamie Jensen lifted her phone to snap a picture of her three-year-old granddaughter, Scarlett, it felt like an ordinary, happy moment. Scarlett was smiling in the soft Idaho sunlight, her tiny hands clutching a flower. Minutes later, that photo would become the last image ever taken of her.

Scarlett’s mom, Samantha Jensen, says her heart still aches every time she looks at it. “My mom took this picture at 4:47,” she wrote. “Scarlett’s time of death was 4:52. She didn’t know she was capturing the end.”

Scarlett, the family’s firstborn and “sweetest little light,” was struck by a speeding driver while walking with her grandmother and younger brother. The tragedy left Jamie and little Henry fighting for their lives — and Samantha shattered. “Some days, I feel like I’m drowning,” she said. “Other days, I can almost breathe again. My faith has kept me standing.”

For weeks, Samantha couldn’t even bear to look at that final photo. But now, she sees it differently. “It shows peace,” she said softly. “She looks safe, like she’s already home.”

The driver who caused the crash is now serving time, but no sentence can fill the silence left behind. Scarlett’s toys still sit in her room. Her laughter still echoes in memory. Yet her mother has found strength in sharing her story online — to remind others that grief isn’t something to hide.

“Talk about your people,” Samantha urges. “Say their names. Love doesn’t end — it just changes form.”