Probably many of us have wondered what it’s like to come into an unexpected inheritance. The heroes of this article experienced it firsthand. For some people, even a fortune didn’t change their situation, while for others, even a small amount turned their life upside down. Inheritance, in one form or another, suddenly fell into their lap, so how did they deal with it?

In my youth, I had a passionate holiday fling. We lost touch, then I had family, children, divorce. And suddenly I found out that he had made inquiries about me and bequeathed me something.
My hands trembled as I opened the box with a small key. Inside were no letters or photos, but documents for a small apartment by the sea registered to me — “our home,” as he signed it.
And then suddenly I realized: he had been searching all this time for a place where we could meet again, even if one of us might never come.