door.
And the world my father had hidden opened in front of me.
Boxes stacked neatly, labeled in thick black marker:
PHOTOS
BUSINESS — 2016–2019
LEGAL
BANK — STATEMENTS
MEDICAL
IMPORTANT
A metal filing cabinet sat in the back with a small padlock.
And on top of one box was another envelope.
This one was smaller.
And it had one word written on it:
FIRST.
I opened it.
Inside was a flash drive, taped to a note.
The note said:
“Watch before you read.”
My pulse hammered.
I found my old phone
