Can you transfer it to a charity? Something for orphans, maybe? I think that would be the best way to use it.”
The lawyer smiled slightly as if he had been expecting this.
“Of course. I can arrange that. There are several foundations that help children who grew up in situations like yours.
I’ll make sure it goes to a good cause.”
I felt a small sense of relief wash over me. I still didn’t fully know how to feel about Mr. Greenwood, but at least I knew that something good could come out of all this pain.
I thought about my parents more than usual in the days after the meeting. I still didn’t have all the answers I’d been looking for, but I strangely felt closer to them. I had always wondered what kind of people they were, and now I knew they had left a mark on someone, even if it was through tragedy.
