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

seventh birthday, Patrick asked me for a packet of sunflower seeds. “They were her favorite,” he whispered, barely audible. “We should still celebrate her.” So we planted them together behind the farmhouse that spring. The patch came out uneven and crooked that first year, but Patrick loved it anyway, tending it like something sacred.

It became our continue reading …