My wife and I once owned a beach house, but we moved to the city. I hadn’t been back for 26 years; she went four times a year. After she passed away, my children said, “Sell that useless place!” I went once before selling—and when I opened the rusted gate, I froze at what was living there.
I hadn’t set foot inside our beach house for 26 years—not since Julie and I moved to the city. She continued returning four times a year, faithfully, almost like a ritual. I always found reasons not to go with her: work, golf, doctor visits, simple laziness. Back then, I had no idea how deeply that … Lire la suite
