Love Dies, She Rises

Synopsis

Emily Summers and Alexander Grant's five-year-old daughter, Lily Grant, didn't survive her second bone marrow transplant. She was lost forever on the operating table. "Do you want to wait for the father to come and say his last goodbye?" the crematorium worker kindly offered. Emily shook her head with reddened eyes, tears streaming down her face. Upon recalling how the proud Alexander repeatedly begged the young college student to donate her marrow to Lily, Emily felt like her chest was being repeatedly struck by a blunt instrument. Emily knew how much he adored Lily. If he learned their daughter was gone, the shock might shatter him completely. So, for now, she decided to keep it a secret. She then took one final, lingering look at Lily's face. Tracing Lily's soft skin with her fingertips, Emily choked out two words, "Cremate her."