Chapter 3Valentine’s Day, and Gran’s birthday, drew close enough to taste. Cards arrived through the post, wishing a happy birthday with faded birds and puppies sporting hats.
The air crackled with breathy frost and a hint of winter sun. It seemed people were relieved to have made it through into another new year and wanted to pass on their luck through acts of kindness. Neighbors popped round to ask after Gran. At the bus stop, kids helped with shopping bags. Bill, at the corner shop said, “You can pay in installments, love. Don’t worry about it. How’s Gran doing?”
Cindi received the best phone call in months. Her sister screamed down the phone, “I’m coming home in a few weeks for the mid-term break! Weeeeeee!”
Gran loved it. She ripped open birthday cards over breakfast with the gleef
