POOR MAN ADOPTS LATE BROTHER’S SON. “DAD ASKED ME TO GIVE YOU THIS ENVELOPE,” THE BOY SAYS TO HIM ONE DAY. It’s been a year since Dylan lost his brother. In that time, he’s faced so many challenges but stepped up to be like a father to his nephew, Kyle. One quiet afternoon, Dylan and Kyle stood together at Kyle’s dad’s grave. Both of them were crying, saying nothing, just sharing the silence. Then, out of nowhere, Kyle pulled a small envelope from his pocket. “Here,” he said softly. “Before Dad passed, he told me to give this to you.” Dylan took the envelope, opened it, and pulled out a letter. As soon as his eyes scanned the paper, tears started streaming down his face.

Dylan’s world shatters after his brother’s death. Haunted by regret and the memory of his brother’s last words to him, Dylan steps up to care for his nephew, Kyle. But when Kyle reveals an envelope from his dad, Dylan’s past and future collide in unexpected ways.

The cemetery gates loomed ahead as Dylan guided his car down the winding path, stealing glances at Kyle in the passenger seat.

His ten-year-old nephew sat quietly, his small hands folded in his lap, staring straight ahead. The fall wind scattered red and gold leaves across the windshield, nature’s tribute to the solemn occasion.

The silence between them felt heavy with everything left unsaid.

Dylan couldn’t escape the echo of his brother Ethan’s last words, as sharp and cutting as they had been a little over a year ago.CONTINUE READING HERE