Chapter 41 - the letter from elena
Five years after Claire first met Elena, a letter arrived.
Claire almost didn't recognize the name.
Then she saw the photograph enclosed.
Amelia.
The baby Claire had seen in Elena's arms.
Now she was five years old.
The letter said Elena had become a nurse.
She had joined the maternal transport program.
She wanted to help women who were where she had once been.
Claire read the letter twice.
Then she called Elena.
They spoke for nearly an hour.
"You became a nurse?"
Elena laughed.
"I realized I wanted to become part of the solution."
Claire smiled.
"What about Amelia?"
"She's obsessed with hospitals."
"Already?"
"She says she wants to be a doctor."
Claire laughed.
"Apparently it runs in the family."
Elena became quiet.
"Claire?"
"Yes?"
"Do you remember what you told me?"
"I told you I'd find out what happened."
"You did more than that."
Claire looked down.
"You did the rest."
"No."
Elena's voice softened.
"You gave me a place to start."
Claire closed her eyes.
For years, she had believed legacy meant building something enormous.
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That phone call reminded her.
Sometimes legacy was one frightened woman deciding she could help another.
