Rain and sleet mix on this dreary November day. Nevertheless, Bessie smiles while pulling on her yellow raincoat and matching boots. Beside her, Leila is doing the same with her Sherlock Holmes trench coat. Miss Marple jumps around their feet, caught up in the excitement.
“C’mon, let’s get this show on the road,” Art yells through the screen door, a grin on his face.
Heather runs ahead of him to the car with, “Of all the days to rain,” as she ties her scarf over her curls.
Leila calls, “Let’s go, girl,” to the pup.
Bessie pulls the back door shut behind her.
Once inside the car, they remain silent for most of the drive, lost in their own thoughts. Bessie overhears her mother whisper to her husband, “I hear the Morenos are separating. So sad after all they’ve been through.”
Art doesn’
