“There are a lot of ways to be abandoned. Physical abandonment is just the tip of the iceberg.”
“Yeah, I guess.”
“Give it a few days,” Jim advised. “Things have a funny way of working out — or not. In the meantime, you have the tomatoes to look forward to.”
Melissa couldn’t help but smile. “Thanks, Jim. I feel much better now.”
Jim tipped an imaginary hat. “You are more than welcome,” he said, and then he was down the porch steps and back on the front walk. “Get to know that quilt a little bit, would you? I look forward to a full report!”
With that, he jogged off, waving at Melissa without actually looking back.
Melissa carefully lifted the quilt from the porch railing and folded it. What a strange morning this had been, with one unexpected visitor after another. Her life seemed to b
