I kissed my wife goodbye and watched her drive off to work

house, when the motion alert was triggered.

The sign, “I NEVER LEFT,” wasn’t a threat.

Clara’s verbal skills were limited, especially when she was emotional.

She often communicated by writing things down.

The sign wasn’t for me.

It was for Sarah.

It was Clara’s way of saying, through all the years, through the separation and the silence, that her spirit,continue reading …