Starlit Promise

After Rosalind and Kaelen put out the fire, they sat on the swing in the yard as they waited for Penelope and Donovan.

As Rosalind gazed up at the night sky, she grasped the rope firmly with both hands and began to gently propel herself on the swing.

Rosalind spoke. "When I was a kid, I always envied Genevieve. She had all the things I didn't have. I could only stand by and watch her count the row