Chapter 17 - The HeartArthur's own recovery took longer than expected.
Doctors had placed three new stents in his heart.
He was instructed to slow down.
For the first time in his life, Arthur listened.
He walked every morning.
He ate carefully.
He stopped working late.
He spent afternoons with Leo.
And he discovered something strange.
He had spent seventy-one years building a fortune.
Yet the happiest moments of his life were free.
A walk along the beach.
A cup of hot chocolate.
Leo's laughter.
A drawing taped to the refrigerator.
One evening, Arthur sat on the porch.
Leo climbed beside him.
"Grandpa?"
"Yes?"
"Are you going to die?"
Arthur looked at the ocean.
"Someday."
Leo became quiet.
Arthur put an arm around him.
"But not today."
Leo nodded.
"Good."
May you like
Then he rested his head against Arthur's shoulder.
For the first time in years, Arthur wasn't afraid of tomorrow.
