Daniel had complained about the night he left had been placed inside that box.
But attached to every burden was a memory of love.
Then Elliot told me something.
He had noticed Claire’s name appearing on Daniel’s phone late at night.
He’d watched his father smile at those messages.
Then flip the phone over when someone came near.
“I didn’t know what it meant.”
He looked down.
“I just knew he didn’t smile at you like that anymore.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Because I didn’t want it to be
