Greg didn't look at the laptop until he got home a while later. He figured she really wanted him to see something in it.
He opened it up and opened up Microsoft Word, since he figured she had typed him a letter.
It had one document. It was entitled "READ THIS."
He opened it up and looked at the first thing that was typed.
"Greg, I have known you for two months. I am writing this pre-surgery. I know I am not going to make it...
I want to thank you so much for all you have done for me. I spoke with your friend Gil Grissom and he told me all about him giving you my book, and I am so flattered it changed you two so much.
There is so much I would like to tell you, but I know I cannot write it down. You feel what I feel, I know, so I hope we can leave it at that. Plus, after this is a slightly happier, brighter sequel to the story (the story I thought was being used to fuel fires for the homeless and not read,) but since I know at least two people have read it, I am very happy.
Goodbye, Greg. You have no idea what these past months have meant for me.
-Shannon Maree Aveno"
Greg exhaled sharply. He took the mouse and scrolled down and saw the beginnings of a story. He continued scrolling to the first page and started to read the story written by a dying woman with newfound hope:
"Normally, on this page, authors would dedicate their books to someone who helped them, and last time, I lacked in that category, but this time, I am lucky to say I dedicate this book to Greg Sanders, the angel who proves that any man, no matter how stubborn, can change, as long as he has a good reason. Little did he know how much he ended up changing me. I love you."
"--78.6 of statistics are made up on the spot."
