Virginia slowly regained her strength during the following days.
Once she was able to talk comfortably, she shared the story she knew about Harold.
Years earlier he had helped her and her mother during a desperate time.
His support had allowed them to survive when they had nowhere else to turn.
Virginia spoke of him with deep gratitude.
A Photograph from Long Ago
During Rosa’s next visit, Virginia brought out an old photo album.
She turned the pages carefully until she reached a particular photograph.
The image showed a young Harold standing beside a teenage girl who held a baby in her arms.
The moment Rosa saw the girl’s face, her breath caught.
Recognition came instantly.
She knew that face.
It belonged to her sister Iris.
Iris had left home when Rosa was fifteen and had never returned.
The baby in the photograph had been Virginia.
Suddenly everything began to make sense.
The Truth in Harold’s Diary
When Rosa returned home, she searched through Harold’s belongings.
