Mary

Mary carries on the saga of Millie. Millie came to America, worked hard and eventually became a millionaire. Her unwavering truth was, 'pay it forward'. Mary was left without her mother and a promise to carry on Millie's philanthropic work. We trace Mary's journey from being adopted to an adult woman with all the social changes of the 1960's. On her journey Mary is confronted by secrets: a need for a kidney transplant, the ugliness of hatred towards immigrants,. When her aunt Caliopi,...
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Mary carries on the saga of Millie. Millie came to America, worked hard and eventually became a millionaire. Her unwavering truth was, 'pay it forward'. Mary was left without her mother and a promise to carry on Millie's philanthropic work. We trace Mary's journey from being adopted to an adult woman with all the social changes of the 1960's. On her journey Mary is confronted by secrets: a need for a kidney transplant, the ugliness of hatred towards immigrants,. When her aunt Caliopi, the last link to Millie, was attacked by Alzheimer's, we see the toll it takes on the Lucas family as they confronted the disease.As Mary descended the warm oak staircase, tears rolled down her cheeks, glistening in her large hazel green eyes as she prepared herself for her hardest job. It was time, time to say goodbye to her mother, her mentor, her savior. It had been a long road to this point and Mary would never let her mother go without the proper closure. Millicent Lucas was to be laid to rest today and it was the last day Mary would see the warm, gentle face that she worshiped for the last 35 years. Memories of the past life floated in and out of her mind as she glided down the opulent flight to reality. Memories came back to Mary repeatedly and she couldn't help but think, why me? Why had she chosen me instead of other children she met? Glimpsing into the window of her soul, she could see the past clearly.Mary had been living in an orphanage in Chicago, when she first met this wonderful woman. A group of adults walked through the main room looking back and forth and shaking hands with the teachers as they passed. Everyone seemed to be in awe of the visitor. The young girl wondered why this distinguished woman had come. She smiled as she passed. She was so lovely. The stranger radiated like a bright beam of light as she looked at me, Mary thought. The magnificent lady looked right at me and I felt a stirring in my heart. Her warmth drew me in like a moth to a light.Mary begins her own legacy to pay it forward, by adopting a little girl named Maggy. Their connection to each other is a story of giving, selfish-ness and love.