Airtight Will
Bypassing her own daughter completely, my grandma left it to me. Tucked up among storage boxes in the attic, the will was both airtight and discreet. I was the only one who had cared to observe. I had it safely, but my mother believed it was lost in the lawyer’s office during probate. Knowing that the document would legally support anything they attempted to throw at me made me smile. It served as my shield.
Airtight Will
Unexpected Discovery
Irony had shined on me when I discovered the will last spring while organizing the attic, despite Mom’s assumption that the lawyer had lost it following probate. It was dusty, hidden beneath a bulky box labeled ‘Memories.’ Finding it was a silent triumph, a glimpse of the estate choices she had never suspected existed. I knew I was in control of this game of false ownership and pretenses from that day on.
Unexpected Discovery
