While planning her wedding, Jennifer decided to leave an empty seat for her son, Rowley, who died a few years earlier after a motorcycle accident. But on her special day, someone was on Rowley’s seat, and she was angry, until her groom, John, explained the shocking reason.
“I think we’ll leave this seat at the front for Rowley. What do you think, John?” Jennifer asked her fiancé. She was planning her wedding and decided to make a seating chart for the ceremony and the reception. There would always be a special place for her late son, Rowley.
Jennifer became a mother at 16, and Rowley was the light of her life. She never regretted having him. Unfortunately, he loved motorcycles, and on his 18th birthday, he got into an accident on the streets of Texas. He was declared brain-dead immediately.
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Rowley was an organ donor, so it gave Jennifer solace that part of his body still lived somehow. Her son managed to save several people because of his organs.
“Honey, you literally had his heart right on the spot you planned for him.”
Through the course of her grief, Jennifer met John, who supported her through everything. She knew he was the right man for her, and she wished Rowley could’ve met him. She often thought Rowley sent John so she wouldn’t be alone anymore.
Jennifer planned her wedding two years after Rowley’s death, and she still wished he was there. One of her friends suggested saving an empty spot in his honor, and Jennifer thought it was the best idea possible.
“That sounds great, honey. Let’s do that. You can put him next to your parents since that’s where he would be anyway,” John suggested, and Jennifer nodded with a smile. John helped her keep the memory of Rowley alive at every turn, and that’s why she fell in love with him so quickly.
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On the day of her wedding, Jennifer felt more emotional than ever. She was on the verge of tears many times, although she never knew if it was happiness or sadness that her son was not there. But she had her parents, the rest of her family, and tons of friends to support her. Moreover, Rowley would be there in spirit.
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The wedding march came on, and she started walking with her father, her hand on his arm, trying to hold herself steady. As she approached the end of the aisle toward John, she saw something out of the corner of her eye that jolted her. She tried to be discreet, but she couldn’t help reacting when she noticed someone sitting on Rowley’s spot.
It was a young man, possibly in his early or mid-20s, and she didn’t recognize him. “Dad, who is that?” she whispered as quietly as she could.
“Hush, darling. Look at John and smile,” her father responded, and Jennifer couldn’t understand.
“Do you know who he is?”
“Focus, Jen,” her dad said, avoiding her question again as he continued walking. When they arrived at the end, she kept herself from asking so as not to ruin the occasion. But she was insanely angry that someone was sitting on the seat she reserved for Rowley. How dare him!
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I lost my son when he was in his 20’s and that was 30 years ago— there is never a day that goes by without thinking of him. He even walked me down the aisle at the church. Life was good until I was told he was gone. Thankfully he gave me a Granddaughter named Grace.I just can’t wait to be with him again