“I know you did,” Dad said calmly.

“You knew she came here for food?” Chad asked.

“I did not know she was your mother,” Dad clarified gently.

“I simply knew her as Evelyn, a sweet widow living in the town apartments who needed fresh vegetables.

People do not need to present credentials to receive food from this land.

However, I knew that if you watched this garden long enough, you might see the real purpose behind it and feel differently about looking at it.”

PART 7