I said, "Dad's final words before he breathed his last were, 'Tell her I waited for her.'"I took a step forward, staring straight into Nancy's eyes which were filled with fear and despair. "Nancy, what do you think the 1.2 million dollars was about? Do you think you were just paying back money for the handbags and rent?""N-No…""The 1.2 million dollars isn't just money. You owed Dad his life, as you made him breathe his last!" My voice stayed low, but every single word cut like a blade. "Nancy, you can settle a debt on paper. But you can't pay back a life. You can't pay back what you stole from him when he was lying there, waiting for you."I pointed at the tombstone. "You never owed me anything. You owed him."Nancy clutched at her chest tightly, as if she finally realized something.A scream of utter despair tore out of her throat. She went limp in the muddy ground and began violently banging her head on the ground, sobbing until her voice broke."I'm sorry, Mr. Snow. I real
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