Autumn's memories of Nicholas were somewhat hazy, but their grandmother reassured her that they had met many times before when they were little. But Nicholas remembered her. He remembered her catching a bee with her bare hand and screaming her head off, causing the party their families had attended to come to an abrupt halt.
Despite being the same age, Autumn looked up to Nicholas like an older brother. She didn't have any siblings and didn't have any playmates living nearby. So that summer, Autumn would follow Nicholas around like a duckling would to its mother.
She didn't know why Nicholas was staying at their grandparents' home that summer. She found out he was from the city, but she didn't know why he was sent to her town or where his parents were. All she knew was that he was there,
