Chapter 15

Eira eventually stopped wearing the locket daily.
At seven.
Then eight.
It spent more time in the drawer.
At first I felt sad.
Then understood.
A keepsake becoming optional is not forgetting.
It is security.
She no longer needed it against loss.
One day she wore it while gardening.
Covered it in dirt.
I almost objected.
Then remembered whose memory it was.
May you like
Hers.
Not mine.