Here\u2019s a 300\u2013400 word continuation that keeps the suspense and context while staying simple and easy to read:<\/p>\n
I barely made it through the first line before I screamed.<\/p>\n
\u201cRosie wrote this?\u201d I whispered.<\/p>\n
Ben nodded.<\/p>\n
The paper was a letter, written in Rosie\u2019s own handwriting before the surgery.<\/p>\n
I kept reading, my hands shaking.<\/p>\n
\u201cDear Ben and my sister,<\/p>\n
If you are reading this, something has gone wrong. I\u2019m sorry. I don\u2019t want you to be scared, but there is something I need you both to know.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked at Ben.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is this about?\u201d<\/p>\n
He pointed to the next line.<\/p>\n
Rosie explained that she had known for years that people sometimes questioned why Ben had chosen her. She knew some people believed he had married her because of her disability, because of our family, or because he secretly loved me.<\/p>\n
But Rosie said none of those things were true.<\/p>\n
Then I reached the sentence that made my heart stop.<\/p>\n
\u201cI married Ben because he was the first person who ever made me feel like I could have the same life as everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n
I covered my mouth.<\/p>\n
Ben looked down, tears running down his face.<\/p>\n
Rosie continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we were children, Ben never treated me like I was different. He never felt sorry for me. He never tried to protect me from living. He simply included me.\u201d<\/p>\n
She remembered the promise he made when they were children\u2014that one day he would take her to prom.<\/p>\n
Then came the part that broke me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know people think Ben married me because of my sister. But the truth is, I was the one who was afraid he would eventually realize he deserved someone else.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ben squeezed my hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was always worried I would leave,\u201d he whispered.<\/p>\n
I kept reading.<\/p>\n
Rosie wrote that marrying Ben had been the happiest decision of her life. She said he had never made her feel like a burden, and that he had given her something she had secretly wanted since childhood: a family of her own.<\/p>\n
Then she mentioned the twins.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I don\u2019t wake up, please tell my babies that their mother loved them before she ever held them.\u201d<\/p>\n
I completely broke down.<\/p>\n
Ben pulled me into his arms.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why I married her,\u201d he said. \u201cNot because of her disability. Not because of your family. And never because of you.\u201d<\/p>\n
He looked at me through his tears.<\/p>\n
\u201cI married Rosie because she was Rosie.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then, suddenly, a nurse rushed into the hallway.<\/p>\n
\u201cBen! Your wife is awake.\u201d<\/p>\n
We both froze.<\/p>\n
Then we ran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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