The Guilt of Holding On
If Maria chose to keep the ring, she’d have to live with the guilt of knowing it belonged to someone else. The shopkeeper’s story had shaken her. She could imagine how much pain he must have felt losing his wife and then the ring that was so deeply tied to her memory. But her grandmother had given it to her with love, a gesture of trust. Letting go of that felt like betraying her grandmother’s memory.

The Guilt Of Holding On