I felt my heart tighten.
Linda struggled to continue.
“Fifteen years ago, she was in a car accident. I raised her all by myself. My husband left us when Emily was only two years old. She was my entire world.”
She gently stroked the pendant with her fingers.
“After my daughter’s death, I was never the same person again. I stopped taking care of myself. I started eating constantly. Some days, I couldn’t even get out of bed.”
Susan
silently held her hand.
“But why are you going to Los Angeles?” I asked.
Linda took a deep breath.
“Because someone is waiting for me there. Someone I’ve never met.”
I was surprised.
She continued.
“After Emily died, I learned that a few months before the accident, she had registered as an organ donor. Because of her, a young woman was given another chance at life.”
Linda burst into tears.