“Caleb!”
I walked down the hallway.
He followed close behind, pleading with me to stop.
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“You don’t understand.”
“Then explain it.”
“I will.”
“When?”
He had no answer.
I stepped into the bathroom and locked the door.
“Please,” he said from the other side. “Just give me a minute.”
My hands were suddenly trembling.
I tore through the ancient tape.
The cardboard finally opened.
I looked inside.
And whatever joke I had been expecting vanished instantly.Book Comedy Shows
My smile disappeared.
I couldn’t move.
I couldn’t even speak.
Because whatever had been hidden inside that package for fifteen years was something Caleb had desperately wanted me never to see.
I stared at the contents of the box.
Two black leather dress shoes.
For a few seconds, I couldn’t understand why Caleb had been so terrified of them.Source Fabrics
Then I noticed how carefully they had been repaired.
