The Envelope That Changed Everything

He stumbled out, legs weak, and ran toward the house.

An officer stepped in front of him, hand up. “Sir, you can’t just…”

“That’s my son,” William shouted, the words tearing out of him. “My son is in there.”

The officer’s expression shifted, recognition of something real and human flickering through the professional mask. “Mr. Edwards?”

“Yes,” William continue reading …