I Kissed My Wife’s Cold Forehead in the Coffin—Then I Opened Her Hand and Found a Navy Blue Button from My Brother Rodrigo’s Jacket

ring and the navy-blue button.

I did not keep the button because I hated it.

I kept it because it reminded me that Camila had not given up.

Not even at the end.

Mateo wrapped his tiny fingers around mine, and for the first time, I felt a small, unfinished, but real peace.

I looked up at the clear San Miguel sky and whispered,

“Your mother won, son. She just continue reading …