“Zaina, this is just a coincidence. You don’t need to thank me!”

Fern didn’t take any credit at all, and she didn’t comment on what Joy had done either. It only made me more moved.

She’d endured so much suffering herself, yet she never turned that pain into something she dumped onto other people. Her heart was full of kindness. She faced everyone around her with calm and grace. In my eyes, she’d become the very definition of something ...