Sorting these mementos isn’t the issue—it’s all “Keep”—but I don’t know how long these things will sit in a box when I’m done. Will Sam’s family immediately take out every item, discussing their memories with each small token? Or will the box sit in a basement for years until someone opens it in search of something in particular, only to slam it shut to hold the painful ghost of grief at bay? I feel like I owe it to Sam to witness it all—one last time—before it gets packed away.
