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Inside was a small silk wrapping with a delicately
carved, heart shaped wooden pendant hanging on a
thin piece of leather.
It resembled a locket in thickness, but seemed to
have no hinges.

As tears fell from my eyes, I gently placed my
Father’s letter in the small cloth document bag that I
always wore around my waist.

I nestled into bed and curled up like a baby. I held
tight to my necklace with my hand wearing my
Mother’s pearl ring. For the first time, I felt I had a
family at last.

Every night thereafter, that was how I fell asleep
and woke up each morning. It kept my mom close and
my elusive father somehow a part of my life. It was
how I dealt with the gaping hole in my heart and at the
same time it kept the rage, guilt and pain tightly hidden
somewhere far, far away.

~
In the morning as I carried my suitcase to my car, I
noticed for the first time, the beautiful mountain that
framed the back of the house. I was in awe as the mist
filled the canyon and hugged that majestic mountain. It
just took my breath away.

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