My Dying Son’s Final Wish Was to Meet His Favorite Firefighters – But When We Arrived, the Captain Removed His Helmet and Said, ‘Ma’am, Before Your Son Comes Inside, There’s Something You Need to Know’

my heart. Now all I could see was a little boy walking exactly where he wanted to go.

He stopped in front of the captain.

“I always wanted to thank firefighters,” he said quietly. “Because they run toward people when everyone else runs away.”

Ellis blinked hard.

“You already did, buddy.”

He rested a hand on Nick’s shoulder.

“You reminded all of us why we continue reading …