W hen Addie was born, she had a congenital heart disease that caused her heart to age much faster than the rest of her body. By the time she was five, it was time for a heart transplant. Addie didn’t really think much of this. She would run around, though quickly winded, and run again, her long, dark curls a tangled mass around her head. She would laugh and laugh and say, don’t worry mommy, I will be fine. Just watch. Addie got a new heart when she was ten and then, a new lease in life. But still her mother worried. Don’t worry mommy, I will be fine. Just watch. I will graduate from high school and then you won’t worry. Soon enough Addie was in high school. Her bubbly personality drew friends, and the smile she flashed everyone was always warm and friendly. She always wore a bright colored sweatshirt and her dark curls were now tamed in a single thick braid down her back. Everyone liked Addie and no one reme...