That night we bought three packets of seeds.

Sadie chose sunflowers because they looked optimistic.

Callum picked rosemary because he liked the smell.

I chose marigolds because my mother used to grow them, and because I wanted the yard to be full of something bright.

PART 24

It happened on a cool Monday morning, almost a year after the day I carried a lunchbox into Saint Jude Medical Center.

Callum had been building up his walking distance with guidance from his rehabilitation team.