Chapter 15Grandma Gert fed us chicken noodle soup and thick slices of toasted bread covered with half-melted cheddar cheese. We sat around her wooden dining room table, trying not to slurp as we devoured the meal with wild abandon. By the time we’d finished with Gabe, those cookies had evaporated from my belly, and I’d thought I might die without food.
“I just can’t believe how much better I feel.” Other than his voice, which made him sound like a longtime chain-smoker, he’d recovered completely. “It’s like I was walking around under a cloud, and then the sky cleared. Everything seems brighter and…like morning dew when the sunrise hits it.”
I kind of understood. Leaving the Petal Society had lifted a burden from me. Deciding not to do anything for my mom anymore had done the same. No one
