Just Take My Heart - Mary Higgins Clark [118]
I didn't need to read about her transplant at the same time and in the same New York hospital where Natalie's heart was taken. I didn't need to know that my doctor had performed Emily's surgery. The minute I sat across from Emily at her desk, I knew that Natalie was there with me.
Her eyes flooding with tears, she turned to say good-bye to Emily. She must never know. Gregg must never know. They must go on with their lives. Alice knew that she could only see Emily once in a while. She knew she had to let go. “Emily, I hope that you're going to take some time off and heal from this and enjoy yourself,” she said.
Emily smiled. “You sound like my father, who is flying in to see me as we speak.” And then, not quite sure why she was telling Alice, she said, “I get out of here tomorrow and Saturday night I have a date with an orthopedic surgeon. I'm looking forward to it.”
I really am, Emily thought when she was alone again.
I'm ready now.
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