Uncle Robert Insisted Grandma Was Confused, Until Four Sheets of Paper Changed Everything in Greenville

I set my Army dress uniform cap on top of the dresser next to the TV, with the brim facing the wall.

It was the only thing in that room that didn’t belong to the motel.

I sat on the edge of the bed.

The room cost thirty-eight dollars a night.

I had paid for three nights up front.

Past that, I had no idea.

My phone lit up with Clare’s name on the screen.

“I found something,” she said.