CHAPTER 25
Several days passed as Layken and Sara Beth progressed in their recoveries. Between the baking soda baths, Calamine lotion, and medicine the doctor had left, Sara Beth was pretty much back to her usual self.
She’d sought out the boy and returned the mangled locket, but got nothing more out of him than a mumbled thank you. Despite all her efforts, she’d been unable to convince him to come back inside the house again, so she continued to put food out daily.
They’d settled into what resembled some sort of routine. Layken and Seymour watered the peanuts every other day while Tab continued to show up to water Sara Beth’s garden during the night. Tiny green shoots were springing up through the soil, making the labor worthwhile.
In between times, the three joined in painting the we
