“Grandma says I got both.”

She climbed onto the sofa beside Evelyn and asked the question children ask when adults are trying hardest not to cry.

“Do you think Mama can see us?”

Evelyn considered her answer.

“I don’t know exactly what happens after someone dies.

But I think love can keep shaping our lives long after that person is gone.”

Poppy nodded.

“Grandma says we keep people with us by telling their stories.”