Before My 19-Year-Old Son Died, He Donated His Heart to an 18-Year-Old Girl—Then Her Mother Handed Me a Letter: “Mom, There’s Something You Need to Know About Her”

I don’t know whether to tell Mom. I don’t know whether destroying someone’s version of their marriage is honesty or cruelty when Dad is already dead.

I closed the journal.

Cried.

Then reopened it.

PART 11 — THE FIRST MESSAGE

Caleb had written:

I messaged Sarah today. I almost deleted it before sending.

Sarah later showed me the message.

My name is Caleb Vance. I think Richard Vance was my father too. I received documents from his attorney. I’m not contacting you for money. I only want to know if Maya knows about me and whether she would ever want contact.

Sarah had replied six hours later.