Chapter 129

Mandy

This.

This is normal.

Driving down Porter Pike, listening to the radio, my window rolled down slightly to inhale the fragrance of the coming season. Grass smells different when it's starting to sprout after being dormant for the winter. It's always been a favorite smell of mine, but somehow, I forgot.

So many things I forgot over the past few months.

There's dew on the hood and windshield of my SUV, bringing with it a sense of new beginnings. The morning is slightly chilly, but it'll be warm by lunchtime.

I wave at one of the farmers who shares this end of Porter Pike with us. He's getting ready to start his season. If we're still at the clubhouse in a few months, I'll have to start planning my mornings earlier.

Getting behind a tractor is definitely a thing here in this part of Kentucky.

Funny how I'm already looking forward to the future, when before I couldn't even look back at the past.

Which tells me more than anything how much better I am. Mandy a few m