They were born early but are doing well.

For the first time since the terminal, I felt a little steadier.

PART 5

Back home, every ordinary object seemed to have changed meaning.

Brandon’s coffee mug stood beside mine in the cupboard.

His winter jacket hung by the door, though he wouldn’t need it for months.

The photograph from our wedding still occupied the hallway wall.

I took the photograph down, then set it in the closet rather than throwing it away.