Chapter Twenty-Five
Mallory
It wasn’t just that Ginny’s grandmother didn’t recognize Ty’s name. Ginny’s face was stricken when she realized her grandmother didn’t recognize her.
I reached out to give her a hug, and then answered for Ginny, “Mrs. Brown, Ty and Ginny here are your grandchildren. We just ran by to check on you and make sure you’re okay.”
The old lady gave a vague nod. Then she smiled kindly at Ginny. “What a sweet girl. Do you live here, too?”
Ginny looked up at me with tears in her eyes. It was clear to me that Clarice Brown had been slipping into dementia for probably a good while. It also seemed likely that Ginny’s parents had decided not to share that information with their children. Maybe they’d kept it secret to keep from upsetting their children. But their approac
