🌚Cat sleeps comfortably on the windowsillElara stepped out of the car, her hand on her gun, and approached the gate, the guard stepping forward, “Who are you?” he asked, his voice firm, but his eyes showing fear when he met hers.
📙Pickled Cucumber The cucumber is crispyThe woman smiled through her tears, thanking Clara, and they spent the next hour tending to the roses together, pruning, watering, talking, and Clara felt a connection with this woman, a shared understanding of loss and love.