Samantha King & Gregory Ford: Unearthing Their Stories

Previously

…He stood up, a newfound resolve settling over him. The sun had moved higher in the sky, casting longer shadows. The disquiet hadn’t vanished entirely, but it was now accompanied by a sense of purpose. He would face this, whatever ‘this’ turned out to be. He would unearth the truth, not just for Samantha, but for himself. He would finally begin to piece together the fragmented narrative of his own life, a narrative that, he suspected, held more complexity and depth than he had ever imagined. He reached for his phone, his fingers hovering over Samantha’s contact. The first step, he knew, was to open the door, to invite the past in, and to face whatever it held.