Heart Beats For Self

Summary

My husband had a strange quirk: he had to count my heartbeat to fall asleep.

Thinking it was romantic, I secretly took a photo and posted it on TikTok. The comments section was flooded with envy, putting me in a wonderful mood, until one comment was suddenly upvoted to the very top:

[Did you have a heart transplant?]

I sat up straight in bed, my heart hammering.

I did have a heart transplant, but that was a secret known only to my immediate family.

I sent a private message to the user, and they replied almost instantly:

[Your transplant was on May 20th three years ago, wasn't it?]