Her Seeds, My Soil

Summary

On New Year's Eve, my best friend, Stella, planned to marry me off to a local pig farmer with five children. I pretended to be oblivious, clutchng my newly won five-million-dollar lottery ticket, and followed her into the isolated village – a place from which I knew escape would be impossible.

Sixteen years later, the five children, nurtured by my painstaking efforts, had grown into accomplished professionals. And then, just as the doctors confirmed my cancer diagnosis, Stella appeared before me, flanked by those same five children.