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

forever. People who love you should know where it hurts.”
I pressed the letter to my chest.

“She knew me,” I whispered.

Mom’s face crumpled. “She loved you so much.”

Leila opened her bundle next.

Her hands shook so badly that I reached over and steadied the ribbon for her. She did not pull away.

Inside Leila’s bundle was a red candy wrapper, pressed flat continue reading …