At my grandfather’s funeral, a stranger handed me a note—what I discovered in his hidden basement drawer left me completely speechless.

still.

What?

I read faster.

My parents had originally planned to bring all of us to the cottage that weekend — all six children. At the last minute, my mother decided we should stay with Grandpa because several of us had colds.

Hours later, the fire happened.

If we had gone, we would likely have been sleeping upstairs.

None of us would have survived.

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