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Kathy s now I have a plane to catch and the taxi will be here any minute"

"Would you mind if I shared it with you?" the doctor asked "The hospital is on the same route"

"On the contrary"

As Kathy descended the staircase, after saying goodbye to Mrs Sloan's elder brother, Angus, and to Frances's daughter, she suddenly remembered what her hostess had told her at the hospital, just a couple of ht after that, she had suffered a second heart attack and… that was all The pro new friendship between M A Sloan and Kathy Schneider had ended then and there

If Jesse were someone Mrs Sloan really, really wanted her to be introduced to, someone she cared for, shouldn't he be at the funeral? But he wasn't Maybe the lady's last words hadn't been so ful Maybe it was a trivial comment not intended to fill such a crucial moment - not intended to be taken as a last wish

"A last wish is soht Kathy "So why on Earth would she focus it on me? The truth is I've only known this woman for barely three weeks Yes, we met and we instantly found ourselves to be kindred spirits, but friendships do need ti as solemn as a last wish"

Besides, the second heart attack had been so sudden and brief How could Mrs Sloan have been aware that the syllables she was about to pronounce would be the last ones ever? It wasn't likely

When she was reaching the door, resolved to interpret those tords as the beginning of an uni And when she opened, the two most intense brown eyes she had ever seen stared at her