Once, We Had Brief Moments of Joy

Summary

Marcus died three days before our wedding.

As the youngest criminal profiler on the force, he was shot dead in the line of duty.

When he died, his hand was still tightly clutching a custom Band-Aid.

It was sealed in an evidence bag as a crucial piece of physical evidence.

Yet back at home, I had a box full of identical Band-Aids, each inscribed with a different handwritten note.

Paige, high heels hurt so much. Stop wearing them, okay?

I made another thousand Band-Aids for you today. They can stay with you for a long, long time, just like me.