“Lily is awake.”
Daniel covered his face and cried.
When we entered her room, Lily looked exhausted, but she smiled the moment she saw us.
“Are my babies okay?” she whispered.
“They’re beautiful,” Daniel said, kissing her forehead. “They’re fighters, just like their mother.”
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Then Lily looked at me.
She noticed the folded letter in my hand.
Her smile disappeared.
“Emily… you know?”
I nodded, tears streaming down my cheeks.
“Why didn’t you ever tell me?”
Lily’s eyes filled with tears.
“Because you’re my big sister. You’re supposed to protect me. I didn’t want you to think you owed me something.”
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I wrapped my arms around her as gently as I could.
“You saved my life, Lily.”
She smiled weakly.
“And you’ve made mine beautiful.”
Two weeks later, Lily finally held both of her babies together for the first time.
