gift I could offer after years of enabling through silence and sacrifice.
According to Jonathan’s arrangements, Blake would be notified about a final item requiring attention at the empty house.
Given Amber’s recent avoidance of practical responsibilities, it would likely be Blake who arrived to discover the box positioned precisely where Amber had stood when she told me to disappear from her life.
What happened after that discovery was beyond my control—or my responsibility.
Whether Amber recognized the opportunity for growth contained in both the portfolio and the simple wooden
