The Wrong Heart

The Wrong Heart

Author: Jennifer Hartmann Listening Length: 13h 29m

When my husband died, he left my broken heart behind. He left another heart behind, too—his. I know its wrong. I shouldnt be contacting the recipient of my husbands heart. I dont even expect him to reply But theres a desperate, twisted part of me that hopes he will. No names. No personal details. Just a conversation. ...

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This cannot be happening.

I’m standing in my kitchen, ankle-deep in water and drywall, with a caved-in ceiling and a screaming Leah.

Actually, she’s kind of squawking. Her arms are flapping, and she’s hopping up and down, shaking insulation out of her hair while her voice shrieks in a way that does not sound human. “Oh, my God! Oh, my God!”

I just stand there numbly, staring up at the giant hole that used to be a ceiling, wondering if this is some kind of twisted metaphor for my life.