“And I am something of a Girl Scout leader, indeed,” Sable said. “Gabby did say, a number of times, that if I had the courage to tell the truth about my past, it could help people. I don’t think it’s the telling that helps, but owning where I came from and looking for ways to help young girls get through that maze is giving me new purpose. Yes, I’ve thought about Gabby’s gifts a lot. Barbara Ann certainly didn’t need a lesson in how to love from that chapter in the Bible, but she needed a lesson in what kind of love she deserved in return.”
“Amen,” Barbara Ann said.
“And Beth,” Sable said, dropping an arm around her shoulders, “needed to defend herself against the dark knight.”
“We never toasted Gabby,” Beth said.
“Of course we have,” Elly said. “We toast her every day by doing just what she expects of us. We persevere. We carry on. Is there something more to life? I guess we’re never done. I used to resent that—having something be over before I was done. I’ve decided that’s a gift. Never getting done means there’s always something left to do, some challenge yet to face, some thrill still to seek. Gabby would like that.”
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THE HOUSE ON OLIVE STREET
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