My Dying Wife Asked Me to Find My First Love as Her Final Wish—When Claire Told Me Why, My Knees Nearly Gave Out

I did not need to say:

What she did is okay.

It wasn’t.

I did not need to say:

I understand completely.

I didn’t.

I only needed to decide whether anger would organize the rest of my life.

That took longer.

PART 36 — I DO NOT SELL THE HOUSE IMMEDIATELY

The original impulse was to escape.