I returned home from military service, hoping to see my wife’s smile. Instead, I found a coffin in the middle of the living room. “She d:ied in childbirth…”

I returned home from military service, hoping to see my wife’s smile. Instead, I found a coffin in the middle of the living room. “We lost her in childbirth…” my mother said in a cold voice that sent shivers down my spine. I approached, trembling, to see her one last time… and then I realized. My wife’s stiff hand was still clutching something. And continue reading …