tears.
“I need you to promise me something. Say yes before I tell you what it is.”
After thirty-six years together, there was no reason to hesitate.
“Anything.”
Carol slowly drew in a breath.
“Find Anna, please. You’ll understand everything once you find her. And please… forgive me in advance.”
The name hit me like a stone dropped into still water.
Anna.
A woman I hadn’t seen in forty years.
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“Carol, what are you talking about? Anna who? What do you need me to forgive?”
She only shook her head, barely moving, her lips pressed together as though saying anything more might destroy something.
A nurse appeared in the doorway and quietly told me Carol needed to rest.
I leaned down, kissed my wife’s forehead, and walked into the hallway with my heart pounding against my ribs.
Three days later, Carol was gone.
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