Hailey Merkt’s Passing Rippled Through the Many Lives She Changed

Hailey Merkt’s Passing Rippled Through the Many Lives She Changed

Hailey and I had met nine years ago when she and my son started dating. I am embarrassed to reveal the ferocity of my first reaction. I was walking behind her up the stairs and I actually thought the words he’s mine, not yours. I’m usually a welcoming person, so I was shocked at myself and told myself I better get over that, like, pronto, which, I’m happy to say, I did. Her beauty was overwhelming. It pulled focus and distracted from getting to …