Chapter 40

Lottie’s POV

Everything changes tomorrow. The look on Caren’s face tells me she knows it, too. But that is tomorrow. At least we have today. There is so much to do. My priority is to make sure our mom will be okay and comfortable after we have gone. My gut instinct is to make sure she has enough food in the house and we leave the gardens in a manageable condition. Mom hates the gardens being untidy.

They usually left the front garden for me to tend to. I love the scent of the freshly cut grass. I also used the time to trim my mom’s rosebush and I often talk to her at the same time. It makes me feel like I have a connection with her. I want to have one more conversation with her before I leave.

The back garden is Caren’s responsibility. She grows a lot of our vegetables in a vast patch of it. She even grew some apple trees when she was younger. We haven’t bought fruit or vegetables for years. The men are discussing vehicles when Caren announces she is going to tend to he