Her mail kept coming for several months.
This was a problem for Gavin, who would not read it and could not, in good conscience, throw it away. It assailed him every time he opened the mailbox; it accumulated on the kitchen table. The utility bills — all in her name — were the worst. When he’d called the phone company to have the name on the bill changed, they had wanted to know who he was. If Sharon wanted service canceled, they had told him, she would have to put this in writing. Explaining his relationship to Sharon had always been a problem. Telling them that she was dead had been more than he could bear.
