Chapter 11Rue dropped to his knees after having carried tomato seedlings from the porch to the new garden beds. He’d put them in the middle, then he’d plant a row of flowers next to them. He’d have to ask Chaton if it was too late to plant carrots. It would be nice to have more carrots in the fall. He’d only sown a bag or two. He had more varieties.
When steps drew closer, he didn’t look up. “That went fast.” Noah couldn’t have been gone long.
“What did?” The female voice made him yelp. He looked up at Zella. His heart blocked his throat, and no more sounds left his mouth.
“You dug up the lawn.”
He shook his head, then he nodded.
She smiled with a lot of teeth, and Rue shuddered. “Do you remember me?”
It took several tries before he found his voice. “From the last time you came by th
