A Walk Down Memory Lane

[303 words] Bill drove into his hometown for one more chore. His mother’s funeral had been a month earlier. His dad had passed away two years ago. Today, he had to sign final papers to sell his childhood home. He arrived in town a little early, so he decided to take one last look at the house where he’d grown up. Inside, there were memories in every corner. He saw the doorframe where his dad had marked his growth each year. He stood in the kitchen where he had watched his mom bake cookies. He remembered the fun times as he and his parents would sit on the porch, drinking iced tea on a warm summer evening and greeting neighbors as they walked down the street in the front of the house. After he locked up, Bill stepped off the porch and discovered something he hadn’t thought about for a…