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The attic renovation exposed a forgotten shoebox containing a yellowed envelope addressed to me—in handwriting I'd recognize anywhere. Michael's letter, written fifty years ago before he left for Vietnam, had somehow never reached me. "If you're reading this, I didn't make it back," it began. "But know that I asked your father for permission to marry you the day before deployment. He said no—that you deserved better than a poor soldier who might return broken or not at all." The letter continued, explaining how Michael had promised to respect her father's wishes and release me from any obligation to wait. He'd created a trust fund from his military benefits, which had been compounding interest for decades—meant to help with my future children's education, whether they were his or not. "I hope you found someone who makes you as happy as you made me." I set the letter down, staring at my wedding photo with the man I'd settled for after believing Michael had simply abandoned me—fifty years of what might have been, sealed in an envelope that arrived half a century too late.