Chapter 15 - Grandma’s Second Chance
It took nearly two years before Emily asked to spend time alone with Grandma.
The request came from Emily.
That mattered.
“Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
“For how long?”
“Maybe lunch.”
Mom agreed.
They went to a small restaurant near our house.
I stayed nearby.
My phone remained on.
Two hours later, Emily returned smiling.
“What did you do?”
“Grandma let me order pancakes.”
“For lunch?”
“She said she’s practicing not controlling everything.”
I laughed.
Later, Mom called.
“She tested me.”
“How?”
“She deliberately said she didn’t want to finish her pancakes.”
“What did you do?”
“Told her she didn’t have to.”
“And?”
“She smiled like she’d won the lottery.”
I understood.
Emily hadn’t been testing pancakes.
May you like
She had been testing safety.
And Mom had passed.
