SHORT STORY: The Foreign Letter (Final Part)
Galaxy pulls into the driveway, and lets herself feel again. Tears pour down her face like a waterfall, as she says her final, silent goodbye to her mother. The letter that arrived while she was gathering her mother's belongings sits on her passenger seat, and calls to her like a gypsy. As she reviews the letter, she begins to sob uncontrollably, as it details the end of her mother's life. "28 December, 2015 My Dear Kelcey, I hope you get Alzheimer's. But I don't want you to suffer too long. Hopefully it comes to you a week before you die. But not because I want you to suffer. As much as that would be rewarding, that's not what I am after. I want you to remember me. The things were said. I want to be the last thought you ever have, 50, 60, 70, 80 years from now. Whenever it's your time to go. And I hope the things that were said comfort you. I hope they bring you peace. I hope they make you feel loved. I hope you know how much I cared. And i...