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

this too. I loved you first. I loved you last. And I am still your sister.”

The tape ended.

No one spoke.

Then Leila wrapped her arms around me, and Mom folded herself around both of us.

That day, we cut three slices of cake.

One for Leila.

One for me.
One for Nora.

And for the first time since she died, the empty chair did not continue reading …