“Helene, are you sure?” I pressed. “There are a million ways that could have happened…”“I’m sure,” she said, somewhat solemnly, her cheeks flushing. “I was about five, I guess. But I was playing at Mom’s vanity and I knocked it onto the floor. She didn’t get mad at me, but she looked so sad when she saw it. I know it was this box because… because a few days later, they told us she was sick. I blamed myself for a long time thinking it was all my fault.”“Oh, Helene,” I said sadly, gripping my sister’s shoulder. “Mom’s illness had nothing to do with that.”“I know that now.” Helene half rolled her eyes, but there was still a heaviness about her. “But to a five-year-old, it’s an easy leap to make. And it’s etched into my brain forever. So, yes, I’m telling you this is the same jewelry box.”I took it from her hands and sat back down on the couch. So, this was the same box I remembered admiring as a kid.“I felt like I was meant to find it,” I said out loud as I thought. “So, how did it
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