No one could leave Irvingly, and Ruby wasn't sure if Papa would be able to come home. This couldn't be happening. Someone must have thought through the implications — someone must have thought about her. Ruby must have been misinformed, or at least not aware of the entire picture.
"They'll be back tonight," Topaz insisted. "It won't last more than a few hours, right? What time is it now?" she asked, glancing towards the wall clock for her answer. "It will be over before nightfall, surely." It had to be.
"They'll be back tonight," Topaz insisted. "It won't last more than a few hours, right? What time is it now?" she asked, glancing towards the wall clock for her answer. "It will be over before nightfall, surely." It had to be.
pinned my hopes to the summit of someday
Magnolia