Penelope and Lucille brought out the white box tied with satin ribbon.
Maya blinked, then smiled wider. “For me?”
“I have something for you.”
“For you,” Adele said. “Open it.”
Maya pulled the ribbon loose and lifted the lid.
At first, she only stared.
Inside were 15 envelopes, each labeled with a year. Beneath them were photos, invitations, programs, returned letters, printed emails, and my old notebook with the cracked spine.
Maya’s face drained of color. “What’s this?”
Inside were 15 envelopes.
Adele stepped closer. “Fifteen years of things Dad sent you and you sent back.”
Maya picked up an envelope. “This is fake.”
“No,” I said.
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