Chapter 6 - The Garage Reunion (1,500 words)
[Seeking solace from the relentless legal drama, Rebecca and Molly spend Saturday afternoon in the two-bay garage behind their house—the very garage where Thomas used to work and where Walter Price taught Molly how to rebuild a carburetor.
They lift the hood of an old, rusted 1978 Chevrolet truck that Thomas had left unfinished. Working side by side, passing wrenches and wiping grease from their foreheads, mother and daughter share a profound bonding moment. Molly talks about her upcoming college orientation for mechanical engineering, realizing that with her restored trust fund, she won't have to work three part-time jobs to pay tuition.
While they work, an unexpected visitor arrives: Arthur Miller, a retired machinist who was Walter Price’s best friend and business partner. Arthur brings an old, locked metal toolbox that Walter left in his care years ago, telling them it was meant for Molly the day she turned eighteen.
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Using an old skeleton key found in the toolbox, Molly pops the latch. Inside, resting on red velvet, is Walter’s vintage pocket watch, a set of precision micrometers, and a handwritten letter sealed in an envelope marked: *To my brilliant granddaughter—never let anyone make you feel like a leftover.*]
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