Well, it didn't really belong to her, but she claimed it as hers, we referred to it as her blanket, and she used it every time she was here. The thought of it made me smile and, paradoxically, the urge to cry welled up inside me.
Instead, I took a picture of it and WhatsApped her. I said I'd been cleaning and found it, and that I missed her. She messaged straight back, twice.
I miss you too
followed a few seconds later by
And the blanket.
I do love her!