“Whatever you do,” he groaned with his last breath. “Don’t open it.”

Tears ran down the young girl’s cheeks, wetting the ends of her braids like watercolor paintbrushes.

“I won’t. I promise.”

That was twenty years ago, when things were less desperate, less uncertain. How long did a promise last?

4.5”Diameter x 6” H

Dishwasher, microwave, and oven safe.