[Mrs. Esmeralda, according to your order, your will is ready. All the property is left to Mr. Raymond Fletcher. It will take effect as long as you sign it.]
I seemed to see in the misty tears. The woman who held me in her arms at the funeral that year and made me a promise was a traitor.
Esmeralda said to me, “Euharrell, I will give you a home. Everything I have belongs to you.”
I put Esmeralda on the bed slowly. I didn't take off her shoes like I did in the past. I turned around and went directly to the guest room. When I closed my eyes, my mind was full of the way she loved me all these years. The early morning sunlight sprinkled on me. When I opened my eyes, I met Esmeralda's gentle eyes.
She leaned over herself. Esmeralda gently drops a kiss on my forehead.
“Euharrell, were you angry last night? I'm sorry. I drank a little too much at the social gathering last night. I promise you I won't do it next time.”