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When I opened the box filled with my mother's belongings I didn't know what to expect. I was surprised and saddened at first that all I found was jewelry. Don't get me wrong. I was still happy to see the stuff that had once belonged to my mother. I found the pieces beautiful and stunning. But, selfishly, I wanted more.
When I moved the tray filled with jewelry to the side I saw a stack of folded letters and documents. There were also pictures and other things inside of it. And below all the letters, there was something that looked like a small book.
The first folded piece of paper that I pulled from the inner depths of the box was my birth certificate. It listed my mother's name and the time and date I was born. It also listed a hospital in Colorado Springs, so Uncle Howard hadn't lied about where I was from. It seems I was also born in the middle of the night while most people were asleep.
