FORSAKEN WIFE, NOW A BILLIONAIRE'S GREATEST REGRET
I finished the urn.
I smoothed its curves, I refined the imperfect butterflies, I let it dry, and then I fired it in the small kiln. The process was meditative. Each step was a ritual, a final act of love for my daughter. When it was done, it was warm from the kiln, its earthy brown glaze a stark contrast to the cold, polished porcelain of the original.
Carefully, reverently, I transferred Angela's ashes. They were all that was left of her laugh, her dreams, her tiny, perfect hands. They settled into the home I had made for her, a home made with love, not just purchased with wealth.
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