Chapter 28
“The war is heating up,” said Gran in a low voice. “Your time of childhood will soon be over.”
Ruby paused her forkful of eggs on its way to her mouth. She was tempted to put it down, to start the old argument again, but what was the point?
“I’m not a child anymore.”
“Every child thinks that. The way to tell if your childhood is over is if you start to miss it instead of being smug about having outgrown it. When that happens, then you’ll know it’s over.”
Ruby continued to eat, chewing thoughtfully on her eggs. “How are the flowers doing?”
“They’re struggling with these long nights, but you don’t care a fig about my flowers. I’m sorry to say that you’ll have to hear me talk about the war, whether you like it or not.”
Her grandmother was the most amazing person Ruby had eve
