[ WP ] You dig up a box of 'buried treasure ' , when you look inside it you start to reminisce about the past and when you suddenly remember something . You remember a broken promise .

Kneeling on the cold ground, I pull my past out of its box. 
 
 So many big memories snuggled down into such a small container. The award my daughter won in her first spelling bee. The T-Ball trophy for my son. Locks of hair, baby teeth. And... letters to my children, written over the course of many years. Seven and a half to be exact. 
 
 I settle back onto my heels, ignoring the rocks below my knees, and unfold the note written when I was a mere 19 years old. 
 
 I'm pregnant with my daughter. My firstborn. I ca n't wait to meet you! So many plans made. No doubt those will change along the way. 
 
 `` And boy, did they ever change!'' I laughed to myself. 
 
 Setting it aside, I reach for another. My daughter is nearly a year old. 
 
 I'm going to have a brother for you! Your daddy and I are so excited for our newest surprise. You two will get along so well! Better than any brother and sister ever! 
 
 Chuckling at my naivety, I again reach for the stack. 
 
 Things are going to be amazing, just wait and see. We will be the best family. I promise to love you both forever. I promise I will never let you hurt, I will never let you down. We will get through this, and we will be stronger than ever. 
 
 With tears running down my cheeks, I carefully tuck my treasures back into their tomb. 
 
 Standing, I brush the dirt from my jeans and I look out over the water. It's so beautiful here. Perched on the cliff, I can see so far. It seems to stretch to infinity. Watching the foam dance across the shore, I wish for the millionth time I could have seen it coming. I could have saved them. 
 
 `` I'm sorry,'' I mumble to the old cardboard box. I clutch it to my chest so tightly, I fear I may damage the precious contents, and release my grip slightly. 
 
 God, how I miss their laughter filling the house. Because that's all it is now.. An empty house, and not a home. 
 
 I turn away from the ocean's waves and head back. I can keep one promise, at least. 
 `` I will love you forever,'' I whisper to the clouds.
