Randy Had Been Hiding His Pain
Then Sarah told me something even worse.
Randy had been having chest pain before that day.
“He said it was doing the squished thing again,” she said, pressing her fist to her chest.
Again.
That single word nearly destroyed me.
Sarah explained Randy hadn’t told me because I’d been sick with the flu.
“He said moms think kids don’t notice things,” she sobbed. “But they do. He wanted to tell you after Mother’s Day… after he finished the unicorn.”
I collapsed to the floor beside her.
“Oh, Randy…”
Sarah cried harder.
“I told him to drink water,” she whispered. “My daddy always said water helps when your stomach hurts. I didn’t know hearts were different.”
I pulled her into my arms.
“No, sweetheart,” I told her softly. “That wasn’t medicine. But it was kindness.”
The Moment Randy Collapsed
Sarah explained that after finishing the apology letter, Randy tried hiding it inside the backpack because he didn’t want me seeing it before the unicorn gift.
Then suddenly, his chair scraped backward.
And he collapsed.
“Everybody screamed,” Sarah whispered.
The paramedics rushed into the room.
One of them accidentally stepped on Randy’s purple yarn while the children were pushed away from the table.
After Randy was taken away, his backpack remained under the desk.
And Sarah remembered his words.
“Guard the unicorn until Mother’s Day.”
