The Box She Left Behind

When my mother-in-law died, I was happy. I felt relief. She never liked me. Never once gave me a gift or said a kind word. At the memorial, my husband handed me a small box and said, “She asked me to give you this on her funeral day”. Inside was a silver necklace I’d never seen before, with a tiny sapphire pendant.I blinked, confused. “Are you sure this is for me?”

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