The Postcards My Grandma Gave Me Were Hiding A Secret She Took To Her Grave

But now, here I was—a 37-year-old divorced single mom—standing in a dusty guest room, my heart racing as if I had suddenly found a treasure map. I knelt down by the chest, lifted the heavy lid, and was instantly greeted by the comforting scent of old wood and lavender sachets. I carefully pulled out the items inside: some hand-crocheted doilies, two embroidered pillowcases, and an old, faded quilt. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

But then, my eyes caught it: a tiny seam where the wood was slightly discolored. There was a false bottom.

It took me a few attempts to figure out how to gently pry it up without damaging the wood. Underneath the false layer, I found a worn, faded red folder holding a thick stack of papers. On the very top of the stack, there was a simple yellow sticky note in her familiar, unmistakable handwriting:

“Read these when you’re ready to know who I really was.”

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