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

Every envelope cut.

Every unanswered year forced into daylight before I went to sleep.

Instead Vivian sealed Margaret’s original letter in a protective sleeve.

“The evidence has a proper place now.”

I stared at the envelope.

“What does that mean?”

“It means you can stop holding it.”

I looked down at my hands.