It came late on a Wednesday night. Just a quiet buzz from my phone, a single line in our family group chat—one I’ll never forget.
“Does anyone have a little to spare? I need $60 for something important,” my grandmother wrote.
The chat went silent. No replies from my mom, my aunts, my cousins. One by one, the little “seen” indicators appeared. And then—nothing.
I stared at the screen, waiting for someone else to respond. But no one did.
Two days later, something tugged at me. I sent her a quick message: “Hey Grandma, everything okay?”
She didn’t answer.
That night, she died in her sleep.
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