Chapter 25LOSING TOUCH
In the autumn, the bright hues of the fall leaves swirled in colorful twisters of wind and dust, hurrying to go nowhere, just enjoying the dance. After leaving Coffey, Ivy’s friends had found new lives and seldom returned home. Ivy didn’t stop thinking about Jesse but she was still mad at him for betraying her again. Like her uncles, she found it hard to let go of deep-seated resentment. After all, holding a grudge was a family tradition.
Ivy was twenty-one and a senior at Warner College. She would graduate that spring. Grandma’s other breast had been removed, the chemo was declared successful, and her hair was slowly growing back. Violet Taylor had fought cancer again and won. With Grandma’s recovery, Ivy’s world would open up after graduation. She didn’t need Jes
