Man Donates Piano to Thrift Store, Then Staff Find Something Tucked Inside

Rationalizing things

Paul set the phone down on his nightstand, hands clammy. He tried to rationalize it. Maybe Carter had found something broken, or a mouse nest inside the piano.

Maybe he was just unstable. But none of those ideas explained the urgency, the fury in the man’s voice. Deep down, something cold and heavy settled in Paul’s chest.