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Now, it’s completely his – and I trust him. “Anna, what name are you going to

give to your son?” I muttered. “Michael. We named him after you, papa.” I

haven’t had a feeling greater than when my heart melted when she was a

little kid, but I think this has taken the top spot. I smiled, as wide and as hard

as my wrinkly cheeks could. With the bouquet of white roses on the counter,

“Papa?” she said, worryingly. It’s snowing today, so hard that it’s turned into

a blizzard. Somehow, I knew that today is the last day I’ll ever talk to my

daughter ever again. As I felt my life slipping away, I looked outside at the

bouquet, at my daughter’s worthy husband, and finally, at my world, Anna.

Looking into her eyes, I never noticed, but she had her mother’s eyes – and

so, I accepted death. My life didn’t completely crumble all those decades ago

because of her, and now, it’s whole again, because of her. With my last

breath, I mustered, “I love you, Anna.”

Mohamad Daniel Ho

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