Katherine took a deep breath, her mind racing as she tried to process what this flash drive could mean. Why would her ex-husband Tom leave this for her?
She and Tom had been divorced for nearly a decade, and their last conversation had been years ago. She hadn’t heard a word since he’d remarried and started a new life. She thought they had both moved on.
But holding the flash drive in her hand, she felt the weight of unresolved feelings surfacing, memories of their life together before everything fell apart.
They’d been young, passionate, and too stubborn for their own good. The arguments were fierce, but so was the love—at least until it wasn’t enough.
Later that night, Katherine plugged the drive into her computer, her hands shaking slightly. She found a single folder labeled “For Katherine.” Heart pounding, she opened it and saw several video files and a letter. The first video was dated two years ago, long after they’d lost touch.
As the video started, she saw Tom’s face on the screen. He looked older, more worn, but still the Tom she remembered. He looked straight into the camera, a gentle sadness in his eyes.
“Katherine,” he began, his voice steady but tinged with regret. “I know this is unexpected. If you’re watching this, it means I’m not around anymore. There are things I never got to say, things I should have said a long time ago.”
Over the next few minutes, Tom opened up about things she never knew—about how much he regretted their divorce, how he had carried the weight of his mistakes, and how he had always loved her in his own complicated way.
Katherine’s eyes filled with tears as he confessed his regrets, his sorrow for the ways he’d let her down, and his wishes for her happiness.
Watching Tom bare his soul after all these years was like hearing from a ghost. She felt a wave of guilt wash over her for not having reached out, for not having tried harder to mend things. But as the video ended, she also felt a strange sense of closure.
The final file was a short video. In it, Tom looked straight into the camera, his expression softer. “Katherine, don’t let the past weigh you down. I hope you’re living a good life, one that brings you peace.
You deserve that. Please don’t ever feel guilty for the decisions we made. We did the best we could with what we knew.”
She sat in silence long after the video ended, her mind racing. Tom’s words lingered, a bittersweet reminder of love lost and the healing power of forgiveness.
She knew she couldn’t change the past, but maybe now she could finally let it rest. And in that quiet moment, Katherine felt a deep sense of peace.
