The Surgeon's Ghost
to you, ma'am.
"Actually, these records were requested once before by Nicky. He said he'd pass them to you. Didn't he ever give them to you...?"
Adeline stared blankly at her phone. Her memories felt like they were fracturing apart.
"Samuel's heart... given to me..."
She whispered to herself, her voice hollow, "No. That's impossible. That coward—that selfish coward—would never die for me! I don't believe it."
I watched her with a sad, helpless smile. My father had already told her I was dead, but he never told her why. He didn't want to burden her with guilt.