Moments In Time: The Complete Novella Collection by Dori Lavelle

Author:Dori Lavelle
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mystery, pregnancy, death, short stories, womens fiction, small town, baby, series, wealthy, millionaire, second chance, novellas

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All packed, sealed, and labeled boxes were moved to one side of the door, ready to be picked up by the moving truck later in the afternoon. Only three of my old boxes were left; I planned to go through them to get rid of things I no longer needed. I opened one of them, which turned out to be filled with books and CDs. I sealed it again. I never got rid of my books, and CDs were slowly becoming extinct, so I held on to the few I had.

I pulled the second box toward me and froze. Scrolled across its top were the words Chris’s Belongings, written in green marker pen. After his death, I’d found the box under our bed with a Post-it Note that said “Things to remember me by.”

Holding my breath, I slowly opened it. I’d never looked inside it before. It would have been unbearable. But I was moving on to a new life with Nick. Chris was no longer a part of my life. But could I really throw his things away—the only proof he had ever lived?

Inside was Chris’s favorite cap with a lightning symbol across the front. I’d won it for him at a darts festival we had attended a year after we started dating.

I reached deeper into the box and lifted out a stack of movie tickets held together with an elastic band. All the movies we’d gone to see together. I sniffled and placed them next to me. Maybe I’d keep those. Next, I lifted out a stack of white envelopes, also held together with an elastic band. At least fifty of them, with no names or addresses at the front. I pulled off the band. Frowning, I opened one, and when I saw the first words, my heart swelled—and broke.

Dear Leonor (Mother).

I refused to read on. The letter was not meant for me.

The first time Chris opened up to me about being adopted and how he felt his mother had discarded him, I’d advised him to write to her, to tell her how he felt, lash out if he must, so he could lighten the weight on his shoulders. He never told me he had followed my advice.

I wiped my cheek with the back of my hand, then slipped the letter back into its envelope. These letters belonged to Leonor, and they were probably the missing link—the best way I could reach her. Offering her an opportunity to hear from her son would be priceless, surely.

The rest of the things in the box of Chris’s favorite belongings were a Rolling Stones CD and a journal. Except for the movie tickets, I’d give everything to Leonor.

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