Renata’s Pink Blanket Led Me Back to the Letter My Parents Buried

“Not every question deserves to be answered in front of a child.”

“Then answer it when she isn’t here.”

Carmen held the envelope between two fingers and gave me no answer.

PART 4 — THE STATEMENT, THE HEARING, AND THE BLANKET THAT STAYED

By five ten, I was back in Samuel’s office.

He had put the blue folder on his desk and left a blank authorization form beside it.

I told him what Renata had said about the photograph and what Carmen had refused to explain.

“Did your mother confirm that Elena was at the estate?” he asked.