My Neighbor Knocked in the Rain and Told Me to Take My Granddaughter Across the Street—From His Window, I Watched My Own Son Enter My House

“Having something another person wants does not make you responsible for what they decide to do.”

She absorbed that.

I hoped it stayed with her forever.

PART 42 — GIDEON GETS SICK

Years later, Gideon had heart surgery.

For once, I crossed the street to watch over him.

Rosalind baked cookies.

Badly.

We brought them anyway.

He stared at the tray.