Linda carefully removed the ribbon.
Inside the box was a small wooden frame.
At first, she smiled.
Then she looked closer.
The smile disappeared.
Inside the frame was a handwritten letter.
My mother’s handwriting.
The same handwriting that had filled birthday cards, grocery lists, and notes she left on the kitchen counter.Standardized & Admissions Tests
Paul stopped breathing.
“Where did you get that?” he whispered.