Release Me Father
I say to him, more tears already starting, "I can't open it, I don't dare."
"It will be a long night for Ricardo, we can't leave until you do," he smiles.
I know I have to suck it up, and biting my lip, I slowly open the box. Inside, on a pink satin lining is a solid gold heart shaped locket, surrounded with lacy gold filigree, with eight small diamonds imbedded in it. I wince, trying so hard to retain control. When my shaking fingers lift it out, I read on the front, "Becky and Rob".