But something unusual had happened.
Several transfers had eventually redirected the money toward accounts associated with Lily.
When we examined the records, we noticed strange initials.
N.H.
E.C.
M.C.
T.C.
L.R.
They matched members of our family. PlanFamily Trips
Then Michael discovered the numerical balances could be rearranged into geographic coordinates.
They pointed toward our grandfather’s abandoned lake house.
We drove there the following morning.
Inside, everything smelled of dust and old wood.
I remembered childhood summers spent swimming with Lily while Michael taught us to fish.
After searching for hours, I discovered something carved beneath the kitchen table.
L + E + M.
Our childhood initials.
Below them was a newer sequence of numbers.
Daniel entered the numbers into Lily’s phone.
A hidden application opened.
And suddenly my sister appeared on the screen. PlanFamily Trips
“Hi, Em.”
I began crying.
Lily smiled.
“If you’re watching this with Michael, congratulations. Neither of you ever learned to mind your own business.”
