Two ways to tell it
A study in remembrance
The hours between.
A wristwatch. A small way of keeping someone close.
Object 001 · Wristwatch
Worn often. Kept always.
He took it off before washing the dishes. Left it beside the bed at night. Wound it every morning, even on Sundays, when there was nowhere in particular to be.
After he was gone, I wore it for a while. The strap was a little too loose. It lost a few minutes every day. Eventually I stopped setting it, but I never stopped keeping it.
Some things are useful long after they stop doing what they were made to do.
A fictional story, written for this sample exhibit.