What happened between us began long before either family knew we were both running out of time.ad
My hands shook so badly the paper rattled.
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I looked at Emily’s mother.
“You said they knew each other.”
She nodded.
“My name is Laura Carter.”
Her voice trembled.
“Emily met Caleb almost a year ago.”
Almost a year.
That meant before Caleb collapsed.
Before the doctors.
Before I knew anything was wrong.
“How?”
Laura wiped her face.
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“At a hospital volunteer program.”
I stared at her.
“Caleb never volunteered at a hospital.”
“Yes, he did.”
The words hit harder than they should have.
Every Saturday, Caleb had told me he was working extra hours at a bookstore across town.
Apparently, that had been another lie.
Laura continued.
“Emily had already been diagnosed with severe cardiomyopathy. She was spending more and more time at the hospital.
