The Last Memory of You
As I walked away, I caught, from the corner of my eye, the redness in his eyes and the way he quickly turned his face to avoid mine.
That night, back in my own place, the phone rang. It was a call from a hospital in Landsworn. The voice on the line told me they had found a suitable heart that had been registered earlier.
The donor was an orphan who had once received much kindness from others. Now, dying after a car accident, he wished to give back to the world by donating his heart. It was a perfect match for Adrian.
I sat on the edge of my bed, staring into the pitch-black night outside my window. After a long silence, my voice rasped as I whispered, "Thank you, but we don't need it anymore