Finding Solace
Chastity Patterson, a 23-year-old woman from Arkansas, had been sending text messages to her late father’s phone number for four years. It had become her way of coping with his passing and finding solace in their shared memories.
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Chastity explained that she took comfort in texting her dad in the morning and updated him at night on how her day went. Chastity never missed a day; she continued sending the texts for four years.
Embracing the Journey
Chastity Patterson never received a response until the night before the fourth anniversary of her father’s passing when a man wrote a heartwarming response to her messages.
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On the eve of the fourth anniversary of her father’s death, Chastity sent a heartfelt message to his number. She poured out her emotions and updated him on everything she had achieved.
Forever a Daddy’s Girl
The message included details about how she beat cancer and how she had not gotten sick since he left her. She told her father about finishing college and graduating with honors before going back to study again.
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Chastity narrated how she hit rock bottom, lost all her friends, and how someone came into her life and saved her. She assured her father that she had become a strong woman.
The Healing Power of Words
To Chastity’s astonishment, she received a reply. The text message was from a stranger named Brad, who had acquired her father’s old number. Brad explained that he had lost his daughter in a car accident but found solace in Chastity’s messages. He then decided to reply to provide her with the closure she sought.
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His heartfelt message was just what Chastity needed. She said she took it as a sign that everything was okay with her dad, and she was ready to let him rest in peace.