Will helped me carry my things across the yard and through the oleander hedge. Eleanor stood on the steps watching, her hands braced on her hips. She was wearing a yellow sundress with a full skirt that was unexpectedly girlish. Her face was stiff with strain. For the first time I could remember,...
Ah, schadenfreude! The summer breeze blew blossoms in the air that floated around her head like dancers in a minuet. Birdsong floated in the trees along the lane. The sun played peek-a-boo behind gossamer clouds that dispersed in the afternoon sky like wisps of smoke, brushing her shoulders like ...