The Letters They Left Behind
ShortStory 7,461 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"My dearest Evie— I am so terribly sorry, my darling daughter, but by the time you read this letter, I will be gone. I wish I could have delayed my departure long enough to attend your high school graduation as I always promised I would, but the timing was outside of my control."
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death
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