My Husband Filed for Emergency Custody Before My Flight—Then the Pink Ribbon on My Missing Suitcase Led Me to My Mother’s 28-Year-Old Secret
Tiny socks.
Pajamas.
The blanket she’d almost outgrown.
The rabbit after she eventually dropped it.
I placed Margaret’s certified papers inside the small locking box.
Then I pulled out the gray suitcase.
A shallow airport scratch ran near the handle.
The pink ribbon was faded where too many hands had touched it.