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

The dead teach strange lessons.

PART 53 — CLAIRE READS MARGARET’S DIARY

Not all of it.

Only entries Margaret explicitly referenced when asking Claire’s forgiveness.

I asked first.

Claire said yes.

She read slowly.

Then closed the photocopies.

“She really did love you.”

I looked away.