The first thing Jason noticed was the echo of his footsteps.

Lindy had been at the hospice center for months, but Jason hadn’t noticed the echoes before now.

He walked to the bed and sank to his knees. He shakily opened the box she’d said was there; her tiny gold key fitting perfectly into the lock.

Cedar scent greeted his nose as he reached inside and drew out a tattered bundle of letters. On top was her loopy handwriting: Jason, I will always love you.

His shoulders shook and his sobs came in waves. Oh, Lindy, I already miss you.
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Velvet Verbosity’s 100 Word Challenge for the week is BUNDLE. These are my 100 words about that.