WHAT MY GRANDMA BOUGHT BEFORE SHE PASSED AWAY!

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.

No emojis. No explanation. Just that.

The chat went silent. No replies from my mom, my aunts, my cousins. One by one, the little “seen” indicators appeared. And then—nothing.

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