2025-07-17
22 分钟Hello friends and welcome to Sleep Tight Stories.
Nicole and her mother have spent the day trying to figure out more about what they have found.
They have done some digging and found a photo.
All of this has answered some questions, but also given them a lot more.
After they'd organized all the documents on the kitchen table,
Nicole's mother continued sorting through the remaining papers from the attic.
There are still a few things I haven't looked at carefully, she said,
pulling out a small bundle of items that had been tucked behind the letters.
Nicole was examining one of the carved wooden pieces they'd found when her mother made a small sound of surprise.
Nicole, look at this!
Her mother held up a faded photograph, its edges brown with age.
This was tucked between two letters.
I almost missed it!
Nicole set down the wooden carving and took the photograph carefully.
It showed a young woman in old-fashioned clothes,
a long dark dress with a high collar and small buttons, and a white apron tied around her waist.
She was standing in front of what looked like a small cottage, smiling warmly at the camera.
Her hair was pulled back neatly, and her eyes had a kind, intelligent expression.
She looks nice.
Nicole said, then flipped the photograph over.