August 1, 1981 -
From the front porch window, Janet and Barney watched Neil pull into the gravel drive. His long white truck was towing a trailer. The dog barked. She hushed him and made a last cursory glance around June"s empty house. The front room was freshly painted. The last of June"s items sat by the front door, waiting to be taken out. Tom was upstairs, whistling away as he put the final shine on the tub.
He came down and joined her and the dog. Outside, Neil was unhitching the trailer as Megan and Brad dug boxes out from the back of the truck. Tom handed Janet a stack of letters. “Found these upstairs. Thought you might want "em.”
“Oh, thanks.” She glanced down at them and seeing her father"s bold script, wondered what secrets they might hold. She tucked them in one of the boxes
