Every Year He Planted Sunflowers for His Twin Sister—Until One Morning, One Flower Held a Small White Box

My son Patrick lost his twin sister when they were six years old. Her name was Lily. If Patrick laughed, Lily laughed right along with him. If Lily cried, Patrick cried too, without fail. Lily was always the bolder one, the one who ran straight at whatever scared her. Patrick was the watcher, the one who scanned every room for danger before he ever continue reading …