“I thought maybe… maybe when you found it.”
That night, I turned the key over in my hands until well after midnight.
Ethan had never mentioned burying anything.
During his final weeks, he’d spent every good day teaching Noah the things he feared he wouldn’t be there to teach later.
At the time, I’d thought he was making memories.
Now I wondered if he’d been preparing him for this.
Three days passed before I finally looked for answers somewhere else.
That afternoon, I drove to Ethan’s old hardware store and found his former manager, Linda.
I placed the key on the counter.
“Did Ethan ever mention burying anything?”
That afternoon, I drove to Ethan’s old hardware store and found his former manager, Linda.
I placed the key on the counter.
