Chapter Nine
Elise had done the best she could to remedy the leak by placing a tarp and buckets and tins under the dripping spots. Then she called around for recommendations for someone to come and look at the damage. She was referred to Redbuilt Construction. It was a new company and the secretary was full of sympathy for Elise’s plight. She promised to send someone over first thing in the morning. Elise went to sleep that night with a prayer in her heart, clinging to the hope she’d felt earlier.
Wednesday morning the rain hadn’t ceased and Elise went to work at Paisley’s Petals holding her umbrella high. She ran home for lunch and on the way, the clouds parted and the sun came out, dotting the wet asphalt with shimmers of reflected light. Elise saw the Redbuilt truck in the driveway a
