The Photograph of a Newborn in a Yellow Knitted Hat
“He said it a long time ago, before he got sick and went to the hospital for the last time.”
I rubbed my left collarbone again, pressing hard into the bone.
“Are you talking about Paul?
Did Paul say that exact thing to you?”
“He said I would understand everything when I was older,” Lily said.
“He said he left instructions for me in case something happened to him.”
She set the heavy envelope on my lap.
The top flap was torn wide open.
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