oh my, this is such a good ending! The story she tells is brilliant, the details, the yellow dress, raking his hands through his hair, all seems so appropriate for the recounted story. As soon as she mentioned giving the broach, i wondered if Susie would make off with it, a very realistic telling of the lengths some of the underpaid, overworked nursing staff end up going to. my own grandma lost a fair few things that way. Although, equally, maybe if her granddaughter had visited to hear the tale, she would have ended up with the heirloom herself. you have taken a story with plenty of super natural possibility, and told the truest horror of all, a fantastic finish!