Leah Fisher

The Last Request of Heinrich Abelard

Heinrich Abelard was a man who had lived a full life and long. As a boy, he had worked to rebuild a nation. As a young man, he had fought a war for his people. As a man, he had come to America with his family and built a home. Heinrich was a man who had labored all of his life. Now he was dead, and his niece, Annaliese, stood in the midst of mourners in the old man's living room, listening with passing interest to the reading of the will.