I Paid My Father $250 in Rent Every Month for Five Years. After His Funeral, His Best Friend Gave Me a Key and a Box.
First came grainy footage of Dad playing guitar in a crowded rehearsal garage.
Mom appeared at the edge of the frame, dancing with a paper cup in her hand.
Frank was behind a drum set, grinning at the camera.
Another man yelled that they were late for soundcheck.
Then the image changed.
Dad appeared in the very chair where I was sitting, thinner than I remembered, wearing a gray sweatshirt and holding his hands together.