I told her that was true, and I meant it.

PART 9

A month after the ring appeared at Target, a storm came through Bluebell Valley and made the old leak worse.

Rain ran down the kitchen wall in thin streams, and the tin pot overflowed before dawn.

I woke to the sound of water striking the floor and found Harper standing in the doorway with a towel.

“Grandma, the ceiling is crying again,” she said.

I almost laughed, then caught myself.