For my wedding, my grandmother gave me an old, worn-out sofa. My husband disliked it, calling it outdated,
so I stored it in the garage. I never knew why I held on to it—it simply reminded me of her warmth.
After years and a painful divorce, I moved into a small apartment and decided to finally have the sofa repaired.
The repairman warned it was in rough shape, but I didn’t mind. It was a piece of comfort from a better time. The next day, he called me urgently
to his workshop. Hidden inside the sofa’s frame were bundles of old bills, a few gold coins, and a sealed envelope addressed to me.
Inside the envelope was a letter from my grandmother. She wrote that she had doubts about my marriage and wanted