The Scrapbook Mary sat at her kitchenette table one morning. Watching the sun rise and drinking her normal cup of coffee. In front of her on the table, a scrapbook that the kids had put together. Unopened, Mary could not bring herself to look. The memories that it held were something that she did not think she was ready to revisit. There were good memories, but there were also memories of her beloved husband that had recently died. The kids had put together the scrapbook for the two of them for their 56th wedding anniversary. Unfortunately, Frank would not live to see that day, or enjoy the scrapbook. Mary had left the scrapbook on the table thinking one day she would open it. After all, the kids put a lot of work into it and she
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