I AGREED TO CLEAN AN OLD WOMAN’S HOUSE FOR 200 PESOS… BUT THE DAY SHE DIED AND LEFT A SINGLE LETTER FOR ME, I UNDERSTOOD THAT NOTHING HAD BEEN AS I THOUGHT.-nghia

The envelope was yellowed and slightly wrinkled.

I held it in my hands without opening it for several seconds.

I didn’t know why, but I felt a strange weight in my chest.

Perhaps it was the sadness of seeing her die.