Chapter Sixteen
For late in April, when the weather might have been a sticky issue, Sara’s wedding day turned glorious. Having rained the night before, Alex and Hallie were out early wiping down chairs and sweeping away standing puddles in the pathways so that the grounds would be clear and dry for the three o’clock ceremony. Sara had been an optimist to schedule her wedding during this fickle season, but that optimism paid off seeing that it was a perfect day for the event of her life. Warm sun, a cooling breeze and sky so clear and blue like cornflowers on a hot summer day. And the air was fresh, without any of the agitation and mugginess they’d experienced the stormy day before. After months of planning, it seemed that the happy occasion would indeed be happy.
For Hallie, she had
