My Son Gave His Umbrella to a Pregnant Stranger in the Rain – The Next Morning, 47 Umbrellas Appeared on Our Lawn, Each With a Numbered Box That Made My Heart Stop

Darren had bought it for him two months before the sickness took him from us. From then on, Eli brought it everywhere.

“What do you mean, gone?” I asked.

Eli gulped. “Sorry, Mom. I gave it to someone.”

“You gave it away? What about…”

His chin lowered.

For a brief moment, I was not gentle. I was not proud. I was only an exhausted widow staring at one more empty place where my husband used to exist.

“Eli, that was from your dad.”

“I know.”

“Then why would you give it away?”