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Winona i him out; she couldn’t help but think about the other tih to confront Vivi Ann with her longings, and how that lie of o between theile

Winona was doing that again, wasn’t she? Although hera truth froht? I would never want to hurt you again”

“I know that And believeabout you and Luke can hurt me”

Winona sat up “About Dallas—”

Aurora elbowed her “Enough about ht” She poured three“To us,” she said, and they drank

In the long silence that followed, as they sat there, leaned against each other, on this blanket that had once graced their grandarden”

“Yeah,” Aurora and Vivi Ann said at the saht “It’s time,” one of them said; Winona wasn’t even sure which one had spoken, but she nodded just the same

“It’s time”

I NEVER KNEW LIFE COULD CHANGE SO FAST!!!!

I have to putOkay, here’s what happened I’ to write it all down so I NEVER FORGET A SECOND

Yesterday was a regular, boring old school day and Mo breakfast when Aunt Winona walked into our house She didn’t knock or anything She just said I need my nephew for the day

But it’s a school day, my mom said, and the Halloween carnival is in two days I need his help on a thousand things

Please Aunt Winona said I’ll owe you one Moo ahead and take hi all his classes anyway

Just like that I was free Aunt Winona looked at o take a shower and put on pants that fit I don’t want to see your underwear I started to say no way but she gave o to school

So I dressed nice