Eighteen Years After Ray Abandoned Him on a Dirt Road, Thomas Found His Mother’s Letter

The envelope tucked under the gold wedding invitation had no return address, only my name in blue ballpoint.

I spotted it before the invitation, which says a lot, because the invitation had Megan Whitfield and Kyle Brandt on the front and a date eight weeks away.

My boots tracked red dust across the kitchen tile.

I had been under a rooftop unit at the Miller place since two, and my shirt pocket still held two copper fittings because I’d forgotten to put them back in the van.

The invitation was

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