I was unpacking the last of my boxes, finally nearing the end of moving into my new apartment. Carefully placing my parents’ wedding china in the cabinet and folding soft, new towels into the linen closet, I let out a deep sigh, surveying my progress.

“Only one more box, and then I’m officially all settled in,” I muttered to myself, releasing an exhausted huff.

That last box had been sitting unt...