PART 14: A Visit to Providence

Lily proposed that we visit the neighborhood together in June.

The old apartment building still stood, though a bright mural covered its brick wall and the laundromat had become a bicycle-repair shop.

We parked near the corner where the pharmacy had once operated.

Its sign was gone, replaced by a clothing store.

The awning remained, a little crooked, still providing shelter from the weather.

June stood beneath it and looked toward the diner.