Pay to: Carter Biomedical Research — $5,000.
Pay to: Carter Biomedical Research — $8,500.
Pay to: Carter Biomedical Research — $12,000.
“He had his own bank account,” I said slowly.
“He had his own bank account,” Daniel said.
And then Daniel took out a bundle of letters. Tied with a piece of white string.
They were addressed to Robert, at a P.O. Box in West Hartford. Box 1147. A box I’d never known existed.
The return address on every one was the same.
E. Carter.
Daniel untied the string and held out the one on top. It was opened. He’d read it twelve years ago, I could tell. The creases were soft.
I unfolded it.
Dear Robert,
I got your note. I understand why you can’t tell her yet. I know how much you love her. You don’t have to explain that to me. I see it every time you sit in my office.
