All Your Firsts Without Me

by L.M. Terry

The next few days, weeks, months, will be tough for you. I know this. Later today, you will be receiving a box of letters. Letters for all the firsts you will have without me. There are other letters in there as well, don’t be greedy with them. They will not last forever but remember that you can read them over and over again. By the time the ink fades, I know in my heart you will have found peace. I haven’t left you. I will never leave you. I’m now in a position to watch over you and watch over you I shall. Do not doubt that. Sit, drink your coffee, and watch the new day begin. I’m watching with you and let me tell you it is a spectacular view. After that, your only mission for today is to watch over Kade. He will need you. Love, David I hold the letter to my chest and cry as the sun inches higher and higher above me. How lucky I am to have a husband like David. He’s looking out for me even though he is gone. What an amazing soul.