Michael Carter Pushed Me Toward a Fifty Million Dollar Funeral

I did not have to carry the key into the next home.

The baby blanket was soft and plain, with a narrow blue edge.

I laid it beside the box and smoothed the fold with the flat of my hand.

The phone lit again.

The insurance claim remained suspended.

The investigators still had the records they needed.

There was no date for a final decision.

I put the phone face down.