A single dad receives a tip about his daughter skipping the school bus and walking miles alone every day. He secretly follows her the next day, unprepared for the tear-jerking discovery he’ll make. The hospital seemed like a grim reminder of the nearing death of a loved one as eleven-year-old Gloria marched behind her dad into the ward to see her mom, Grace. “Promise me, my dear,” Grace whispered. “Promise me he’ll always be strong after I’m gone.
“I promise, Mama,” Gloria cried, holding her mother’s hand. It broke Gloria’s heart because she knew she’d lied, but she was ready to do that if it was what her mother had wanted before peacefully parting into the Afterlife. Read the full story here ▶
