The abnormal stress test.
She confessed she planned to complete all the testing after returning home.
David wasn’t angry.
He was terrified.
He insisted they leave immediately and drive to the nearest hospital.
Melissa resisted.
She kept saying she felt fine.
She didn’t want to ruin their honeymoon.
David refused to argue.
He gently packed their bags.
Before they even reached the parking lot…
Melissa suddenly stopped walking.
She grabbed her chest.
Collapsed.
And never stood up again.
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Paramedics arrived within minutes.
They performed CPR.
Defibrillation.
Emergency medications.
Everything possible.
David watched helplessly.
After nearly forty-five minutes, doctors pronounced Melissa dead.
The cause was later determined to be a massive heart attack.
She had likely been living with serious heart disease for months.
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The guilt nearly destroyed David.
He replayed every conversation.
Every dinner.
