I only went into the storage room because I thought I had missed something small. That’s how it usually starts with old houses—half curiosity, half obligation. You tell yourself you’re sorting through dust and forgotten furniture, but really you’re just postponing the emotional weight of letting go. The house had belonged to my grandmother for as long as I could remember, and even after her passing, it still felt like she might appear in the hallway at any moment, quietly asking if I had eaten. The envelope was never supposed to be there. At first, I thought it was debris—an...
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