Our Daughter Had a Twin Sister We Never Told Her About—On Her 18th Birthday, My Husband Brought Out a Chest He’d Been Building for 18 Years

“Why the chest?”

Arthur took a long breath.

“Because I didn’t know how else to keep both of you.”

PART 18 — THE FIRST LETTER

Chloe finally touched the brass key.

She did not open the chest immediately.

Instead:

“Can you take out one letter?”

Arthur nodded.

“Which year?”