The doctors explained that both Rosie and the babies were in danger.
There was no time to waste.
Ben stood beside her bed holding her hand.
Rosie was frightened.
But she was still Rosie.
She looked at him and whispered:
“Promise me something.”
Ben bent down.
“Anything.”
“If I don't wake up…”
“Don't say that.”
“Promise.”
He couldn't answer.
She squeezed his hand.
“Promise me.”
Finally, he nodded.
“I promise.”
The Letter
That was when Rosie told him about the letter.
She had written it weeks earlier.
She had hidden it inside the back pocket of a book.
She told Ben where to find it.
And she gave him one instruction.
“If something happens to me, give this to my sister.”
Ben found it that night.
He had carried it in his jacket ever since.
Now I understood why.
What Rosie Had Written
Ben handed the letter back to me.
