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I searched the kitchen twice, then again, irritation sharpening into unease.
That’s when I remembered the spare keys.
I went to his side of the dresser — the infamous “junk drawer” he’d defended for years. Receipts. Loose coins. Tangled cords. I used to tease him about it.
“At least I’ll know where everything is,” he’d reply with a grin.
That night, my hands trembled as I opened it.
Inside was a small, aged wallet — not his current one, but an old one.