I WORE MY GRANDMOTHER’S WEDDING DRESS IN HER HONOR — WHILE ALTERING IT, I FOUND A HIDDEN NOTE THAT REVEALED SOMETHING I

what to do with this one.”

The last line of the letter stopped me cold.

***

I called Tyler from Grandma’s kitchen floor, which is where I’d ended up without quite realizing how I’d gotten there.

“You need to come,” I said when he picked up. “I found something.”

He was there in 40 minutes.

I handed him the letter without a word and watched his face as he continue reading …