A Crane Christmas

Chapter 13 – What’s Up?

Chapter 13 – What’s Up?Dana

Thursday Afternoon, December 18th, 2014

Morelville, Ohio

Mama's health department certification finally came in. We were both at the store, giving it the once over one more time before her Saturday grand re-opening.

Helen came up from the back. “We're all set Chloe,” she told my mother. “It's not fully stocked now, just so you know, since we called in after he was on the road for the day, but he gave us what he could. He'll resume his old dairy deliveries here on Monday's and Thursday's like before, he said, unless you want to change it.”

“Helen, thank you! You're a doll!” Mama hugged her. “I'm so glad you agreed to help out...for however long you're willing to help.”

I turned from my task toward them to see Helen eying me. “It'll be a while,” she said. “I