The old woman started crying suddenly.
Richard, don’t scare her. We already lost her once.
I looked at them both.
Whom did they lose?
Richard slowly approached the wheelchair.
This is my wife, Margaret. He’s ninety-two years old.
“But your lawyer told me that you were a widower!
I know. And I am deeply ashamed of that lie. I was afraid you wouldn’t come if you knew the truth.
He knelt next to his wife.
—Margaret suffers from a serious disease that affects his memory. Most days he barely remembers what happened yesterday. But there’s a night he’s never forgotten.View calendars
He looked at the watch.
On October 15, 1981.
My breath was cut off.
That was the date written in the photograph.
Richard continued.
“Forty-five years ago, our daughter Catherine took her four-year-old girl to visit relatives. He wore a pink blouse, a black skirt and high-heeled red shoes.Family Plans