After the Wind: My Goodbye

Summary

Matthew's favorite phrase was "just wait a little longer."

Wait until his startup stabilized to get our marriage license; I waited two years.

Wait until his mother's attitude softened to have the wedding; I waited another three.

In the fifth year, at Matthew's thirtieth birthday dinner, his mother publicly slipped off the antique emerald bracelet from her wrist.

Passing down the family bracelet to acknowledge the daughter-in-law was an old tradition in the Brandt family.

I thought, finally, the waiting was over.

"Here, give me your hand."