On Our 21st Birthday, We Received a Mysterious Box—We Gasped When We Saw What Was Inside

inside. Not once.”

Leila reached for my hand under the table.

For the first time in years, neither of us pulled away.
Her fingers were cold, and mine were shaking. I gripped her hand like we were little again, like thunder had split the sky and Nora was still between us, telling us she was responsible.

I stared at that box as if it might breathe.

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