Day turns to night. Wishes die, leaving a residue of what might have been. My grandparents’ rejection seems like a definite sign that I don’t belong here. A part of me says it’s time to go home. But my heart longs to stay. Longs to persuade John and Elizabeth to change their minds. ~ Journal entry Goldie trotted toward the door as Audra entered. Earlier I had raised the blinds, unlocked the shop, and dusted away a few cobwebs. “Hi. Come in.” I closed the door behind her and smiled at the way she swept into the room. I admired her style. Without the grace of a hello, she removed her sunglasses, her eyes roving around the room. “There’s no need to list your property. I’ll take it—a lease with an option to purchase. Can’t you picture it? A waiting area here and conference room there—with partitions to separate each space.” She pointed here and there. “It’ll make the perfect real estate office.” She’d blown in like a sudden gust of wind, and now she wanted the shop.
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