The lock has slammed. But up there, in June's room, a light was still shining.
Sarah understood at that moment that her mother was not trying to protect her grandmother. She deliberately isolated him from the world — and kept the world at a distance from her.
Unanswered letters, and an unexpected messenger
Every Sunday, Sarah continued to send handwritten cards to her grandmother. Little class stories, light and joyful anecdotes. She suspected that Diane was intercepting them. She sent them anyway.