An elderly woman asked me to marry her as her final wish — and after she passed away, her lawyer handed me her hospital bag and said, “She chose you for a reason.”

wet grass, carrying the worn old bag she had never let anyone touch.

After introducing himself, he placed Gloria’s bag in my arms.

It felt heavier than it should have.

“She chose you for a reason,” Mr. Charleston said again, more quietly this time. He reached into a folder. “There’s a letter inside the bag, Daniel. She wanted you to read it before anything continue reading …