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

Urgency belonged to young people.

We had already lived long enough to respect pace.

PART 59 — MARGARET’S GRAVE

I visited Margaret’s grave before Claire and I became serious.

Not for permission.

I did not believe the dead governed my dating life.

I went because I needed to say something aloud.

“I loved you.”

Wind.

Nothing.