The Only Door That Opened When the Others Closed

on the blue fabric.

She looked at Ivy’s hands, which were covered in the same dark earth, her silver ring catching the sunlight between the grains of soil.

“The garden will look beautiful this summer, Ivy,” Carol said.

“It will,” Ivy said. “We should plant the marigolds near the tomatoes to keep the bugs away.”

“I have the marigold seeds continue reading …