I Thought I’d Face Graduation Alone — Then Someone Covered My Eyes and Changed Everything

you expect to stand alone.

One Final Message Waited Beyond Graduation

As the celebration ended, Emily carried several things away with her.

There was the diploma she had worked years to earn.

There were photographs with her uncle and grandmother.

There was the blue cookie tin filled with pieces of her childhood.

And at the bottom was one unopened letter.continue reading …