The Wistful Letter
The letter arrived on a Tuesday, smelling of rain and old paper. It was thick, cream-colored, sealed with wax the color of dried blood. I sat at my desk in the high-rise office, the city humming a low, electric hum below the glass. My husband, Elias, was not here. He was never here. He was always in the margins, a shadow I chased but could not catch. I broke the seal. The ink was fresh. It...
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