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Grace

Everything caht as a feeling of happiness swept overright outside the door, I heard Grace talking It sounded as if she was reading so I knew for a fact it wasn’t the book I had been reading

Pushing the door open, I peeked in Grace’s back was faced toward the door Myout theas Grace read

"To be sure you have a successful winter garden, you need to prepare it ahead of ti, I shook ardening

Clearing my voice, the two loves of e smile, as Grace jumped up and headed over to me "Hey, sleepyhead You must have needed the sleep"

My s for?"

Grace looked back over her shoulder and then back todown to her ever-present watch on her wrist, she said, "Two days"

Taking a step back, I said, "Irin, Grace said, "Like I said, youmy eyes at her, I asked, "What day is it?"

Grace’s sed "It’s Sunday"

Pushing h my hair, I walked past Grace and up to my mother "Mom, I’m so sorry I had no idea I’d sleep like that"

My mother’s face constricted as she looked at ot it Everything was fine Grace was here for "

"I’m supposed to be here for you, Mo Grace’s intake of air caused a pain in my chest

"Excuse me," Grace whispered as she quickly left the roouilt away and looked back at my mother "I’m sorry, Moain"

Hurt washed over my mother’s face "Noah Pete Bennet I wasn’t alone Grace was here and I ela was here as well"