My Childhood Sweetheart Asked Me to Sign a Special Folder in Room Four Hundred Seven

that felt rough against my fingertips as I peeled the masking tape away.

The letterhead read Apex Recovery Solutions, listing an address in Toledo. Right below that, printed in block letters, were the names Benjamin Miller and Sarah Miller, Spouse.

“Let’s go inside,” I said, my voice barely louder than the dry leaves scraping across the porch.

We walked continue reading …