Chapter 8 - Evelyn Finally Told Cassidy Why She Had Chosen HerEvelyn became ill.
On her final Thanksgiving, she asked Cassidy to sit beside her.
“You know why I invited you?”
Cassidy smiled.
“Because you hated my potatoes?”
Evelyn laughed.
“No.”
She reached for Cassidy's hand.
“Because Daniel wrote your name.”
“Why?”
“He said you were the only person who never wanted what the family had.”
Cassidy's eyes filled.
“Did you know he was alive?”
“No.”
“But you suspected.”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“Because the dead don't write letters.”
Cassidy laughed through tears.
Evelyn looked at Ronan.
“Take care of her.”
He nodded.
“I will.”
Evelyn smiled.
“I know.”
She died three weeks later.
Cassidy placed flowers on the chair.
Then sat down.
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For the first time, the chair didn't represent loss.
It represented home.
