MY LATE STEPMOTHER LEFT ME A $2.5 MILLION INHERITANCE

faintly of lavender and time.

The next morning, I find a second letter hidden in the desk drawer. It’s addressed to all three of us.

“I know this will cause waves. Amanda, Becca—I wish things had been different. I wish you had shown the same warmth Carol did. I wish you had cared more about who I was than what I owned. But people show who they are in continue reading …