I looked at the brass key.
Finally, the lawyer said:
Child Care
“Six months before his illness, Richard purchased a property.”
He placed a document in front of me.
It was the deed to a small house by the lake.
I recognized the address immediately.
We had spent a weekend there once.
It was a peaceful place, far from the city. One morning, I walked onto the porch with a cup of coffee and stared at the water for a long time.
Death & Tragedy
That was when I joked:
“If I could choose anywhere to spend my old age, I would choose something exactly like this.”
Richard said nothing.
He only smiled.
I had completely forgotten that conversation.
He hadn’t.
Family
He remembered my words.
The house belonged to me.
It was completely paid off.
For several seconds, I couldn’t say a word.
Then the lawyer turned the page.
