with you,” Linda continued.
“Hold on.” There was a long shuffle, the sound of a chair creaking, then a thinner voice than I remembered. “Emily.” “Grandma.
Are you okay?” “No. I’m not.” I gripped the phone tighter.
She did not waste words. She never had.
“The doctors say I don’t have long,” Grandma continued. “A year, maybe two.” “Your grandmother wants continue reading …