The Ballroom Doors Burst Open On Our Anniversary

the ballroom, the hotel corridor smelled like lemons and floor wax.

A medic dabbed my lip with gauze.

Dad stood beside the wall-mounted painting of some ugly sailboat and said, “There’s one more thing.”

I looked at him.

He reached into his inside pocket and handed me a slim folder.

Inside was a certified copy of a filing stamped at 4:12 p.m.

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