I opened the apartment door so quickly that Lily jumped.<\/p>\n
Then she smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandma.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d<\/p>\n
She held up my tablet.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou forgot this.\u201d<\/p>\n
I stared at it.<\/p>\n
The tablet was old.<\/p>\n
I used it mostly for recipes, reading, and photographs.<\/p>\n
Recently, however, Richard\u2019s office had sent several messages to the email account connected to it.<\/p>\n
My stomach tightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes your father know you\u2019re here?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lily shifted the purple backpack on her shoulder.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe knows I left.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat wasn\u2019t my question.\u201d<\/p>\n
She looked guilty.<\/p>\n
\u201cMrs. Chen brought me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mrs. Chen lived three houses from Daniel and often drove Lily to weekend activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes your father know Mrs. Chen brought you here?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot exactly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLily.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI told him I was going to Maya\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is very different.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
She stared at her shoes.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Dad said he\u2019d bring your tablet next week, and I wanted to see you now.\u201d<\/p>\n
My irritation disappeared.<\/p>\n
I stepped aside.<\/p>\n
\u201cCome in.\u201d<\/p>\n
She entered and looked around.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is small.\u201d<\/p>\n
I laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for the architectural review.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t mean bad small.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
She wandered toward the window.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere\u2019s your stuff?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMost of it is stored.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have much.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI have enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her eyes found the ceramic bird on the kitchen counter.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou brought it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course.\u201d<\/p>\n
She picked it up.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou kept this?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor four years.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s ugly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s magnificent.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe wings don\u2019t match.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cReal birds rarely ask me for symmetry.\u201d<\/p>\n
She laughed.<\/p>\n
That sound filled the apartment more completely than any furniture could.<\/p>\n
Then she became serious.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry Dad made you leave.\u201d<\/p>\n
I sat beside her.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour father didn\u2019t make me do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe asked you to.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot quite.\u201d<\/p>\n
She frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you defending him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen what?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m making sure you don\u2019t carry an adult problem that belongs to adults.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her fingers tightened around the bird.<\/p>\n
\u201cMom said everybody misunderstood.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat did you misunderstand?\u201d<\/p>\n
She looked at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought you lived with us because you wanted to.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI did.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd now?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNow I want something different.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause Dad hurt you?\u201d<\/p>\n
There was no easy answer.<\/p>\n
\u201cPartly.\u201d<\/p>\n
She nodded as though she appreciated the honesty.<\/p>\n
Then she hugged me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI miss you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI miss you too.\u201d<\/p>\n
We stayed like that until my shoulder began complaining.<\/p>\n
When she pulled away, she remembered the tablet.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh.\u201d<\/p>\n
She handed it over.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt kept making noises this morning.\u201d<\/p>\n
My pulse quickened.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat noises?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEmail noises.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you open anything?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
She looked offended.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know your password, but I don\u2019t read your messages.\u201d<\/p>\n
I believed her.<\/p>\n
Then she added, \u201cDad almost did.\u201d<\/p>\n
My fingers stopped.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe picked it up when it dinged.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI told him it was yours.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe put it on the counter.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid he see the screen?\u201d<\/p>\n
She shrugged.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe the notification.\u201d<\/p>\n
I turned the tablet over.<\/p>\n
The lock screen showed several alerts.<\/p>\n
Most were harmless.<\/p>\n
One was from Laura Jensen.<\/p>\n
INSPECTION CONFIRMED \u2014 WILLOW CREEK LANE.<\/p>\n
My heartbeat stumbled.<\/p>\n
Had Daniel seen it?<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandma?\u201d<\/p>\n
I forced myself to relax.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you okay?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFine.\u201d<\/p>\n
She narrowed her eyes.<\/p>\n
Children notice the things adults work hardest to conceal.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou looked weird.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt seventy-one, I\u2019m entitled to look weird occasionally.\u201d<\/p>\n
That earned another laugh.<\/p>\n
I made tea for myself and hot chocolate for her.<\/p>\n
We sat at the tiny table.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are you going after this apartment?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m buying a house.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her face brightened.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not telling yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause it isn\u2019t officially mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCan I have a room?\u201d<\/p>\n
The question hit me unexpectedly.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou already have a room.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt your house.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked down at my tea.<\/p>\n
The Willow Creek property had four bedrooms.<\/p>\n
One could easily belong to visiting grandchildren.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her whole face changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cReally?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA guest room.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy guest room.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you behave.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI behave.\u201d<\/p>\n
I raised an eyebrow.<\/p>\n
\u201cUsually.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBetter.\u201d<\/p>\n
She leaned forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan Noah have one too?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he visits.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe will.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow do you know?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause he misses you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe barely said anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s fourteen. Saying things makes him uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n
That sounded accurate.<\/p>\n
Lily drank her cocoa.<\/p>\n
Then she asked, \u201cWill Dad be allowed to visit?\u201d<\/p>\n
I almost choked on my tea.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMom too?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
She studied me.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not very good at staying mad.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excellent at staying mad.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, you aren\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
I smiled despite myself.<\/p>\n
Perhaps she knew me better than I knew myself.<\/p>\n
The apartment buzzer sounded.<\/p>\n
I expected Mrs. Chen.<\/p>\n
Instead, the receptionist said a man named Daniel Foster was downstairs.<\/p>\n
Lily\u2019s eyes widened.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think?\u201d<\/p>\n
She slid lower in the chair.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did he find me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou probably told Mrs. Chen the apartment number.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI did.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Mrs. Chen probably possesses common sense.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh.\u201d<\/p>\n
I pressed the intercom.<\/p>\n
\u201cSend him up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Three minutes later, Daniel knocked.<\/p>\n
When I opened the door, his expression moved through relief, frustration, and embarrassment almost simultaneously.<\/p>\n
\u201cLily.\u201d<\/p>\n
She lifted one hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cHi, Dad.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you have any idea how worried I was?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI texted.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou texted after you left.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI brought Grandma\u2019s tablet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat could have waited.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI couldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
His voice softened.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I missed her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel went still.<\/p>\n
So did I.<\/p>\n
Lily looked between us.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou both make everything too complicated.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then she picked up her backpack.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m ready.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel rubbed his forehead.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll discuss this at home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI figured.\u201d<\/p>\n
She hugged me again.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t forget my room.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel heard that.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat room?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lily smiled innocently.<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLily.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandma\u2019s buying a house.\u201d<\/p>\n
Daniel looked at me.<\/p>\n
I had not intended to tell him yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cA house?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m looking.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou just moved yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m efficient.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMom.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you sure?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t decided.\u201d<\/p>\n
That was technically no longer true.<\/p>\n
I disliked the lie immediately.<\/p>\n
So I corrected it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve made an offer.\u201d<\/p>\n
His eyebrows rose.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlready?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith what?\u201d<\/p>\n
The question escaped before he could stop it.<\/p>\n
He flushed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t mean\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWith money, generally.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lily laughed.<\/p>\n
Daniel did not.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, can you afford this?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI wouldn\u2019t make an offer otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou told me your savings had to last.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou told me that.\u201d<\/p>\n
He looked confused.<\/p>\n
For a second, I wondered whether this was the moment.<\/p>\n
Tell him.<\/p>\n
End the secrecy.<\/p>\n
But then I imagined every conversation afterward.<\/p>\n
Eighty-nine million dollars sitting between us.<\/p>\n
I was not ready.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m comfortable, Daniel.\u201d<\/p>\n
He nodded slowly.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d<\/p>\n
His gaze moved around the apartment.<\/p>\n
Then to the tablet.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy the way, you had some notifications.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI noticed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t open them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Relief came quickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOne mentioned an inspection.\u201d<\/p>\n
There it was.<\/p>\n
He had seen it.<\/p>\n
I kept my expression neutral.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost houses get inspected before purchase.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
He smiled faintly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope it goes well.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
No recognition.<\/p>\n
He had not noticed the address.<\/p>\n
Or, if he had, it meant nothing yet.<\/p>\n
Lily tugged his sleeve.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan we go?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a minute.\u201d<\/p>\n
She sighed dramatically.<\/p>\n
Daniel turned back to me.<\/p>\n
\u201cMom, I meant what I said on the phone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI handled dinner badly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
He winced.<\/p>\n
I softened my voice.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you\u2019re trying now.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen keep trying.\u201d<\/p>\n
He nodded.<\/p>\n
It was not forgiveness.<\/p>\n
Not yet.<\/p>\n
But it was a door left unlocked.<\/p>\n
After they left, I opened the tablet.<\/p>\n
Laura had sent inspection details.<\/p>\n
Richard had sent revised ownership documents.<\/p>\n
Another message contained the accepted offer.<\/p>\n
I read everything carefully.<\/p>\n
Then I called Richard.<\/p>\n
\u201cSmall problem.\u201d<\/p>\n
He listened while I explained the tablet.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid Daniel see the address?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think so.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWould it matter if he did?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat means it probably would.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI want the house to become mine before anyone turns it into a family argument.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cReasonable.\u201d<\/p>\n
He paused.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen we continue exactly as planned.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tuesday morning arrived bright and dry.<\/p>\n
I met Laura outside Willow Creek Lane.<\/p>\n
Seeing the house in person after making the offer felt entirely different.<\/p>\n
The porch looked deeper.<\/p>\n
The trees taller.<\/p>\n
The front door was painted a muted blue.<\/p>\n
The swing moved slightly in the breeze.<\/p>\n
A woman waited beside it.<\/p>\n
She was perhaps five years older than me, dressed in cream trousers and a loose green blouse.<\/p>\n
\u201cMargaret?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m Eleanor Carter.\u201d<\/p>\n
We shook hands.<\/p>\n
Then she looked at me with an expression I recognized immediately.<\/p>\n
The expression of someone saying goodbye before she was ready.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou love the swing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
I smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy husband built it.\u201d<\/p>\n
That surprised me.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe did?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBadly.\u201d<\/p>\n
I laughed.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo did mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Something changed between us.<\/p>\n
She touched the railing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe raised three children here.\u201d<\/p>\n
She told me about birthday parties in the backyard, Christmas mornings, broken windows, grandchildren learning to ride bicycles, and her husband Harold working in the garage.<\/p>\n
I stared at her.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour husband was named Harold?\u201d<\/p>\n
She smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo was mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
For a moment, neither of us spoke.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen perhaps the house knows what it\u2019s doing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The inspector arrived soon afterward.<\/p>\n
Roof.<\/p>\n
Foundation.<\/p>\n
Electrical system.<\/p>\n
Plumbing.<\/p>\n
Air conditioning.<\/p>\n
Nothing catastrophic.<\/p>\n
A few repairs.<\/p>\n
Normal age.<\/p>\n
While the others worked, Eleanor and I walked through the backyard.<\/p>\n
She showed me where tomatoes grew best.<\/p>\n
Where afternoon shade reached first.<\/p>\n
Where her husband once attempted to build a birdhouse and accidentally nailed it to his workbench.<\/p>\n
I laughed until my eyes watered.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou should keep the workshop,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI intend to.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the swing?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you truly want to leave it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI do.\u201d<\/p>\n
She studied me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was worried when the first buyer made the offer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything was about investment value.\u201d<\/p>\n
She looked toward the house.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe that shouldn\u2019t matter. Money is money.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt matters to you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n
She sighed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen that contract failed, I thought we\u2019d have to start over.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd now?\u201d<\/p>\n
She smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow I think we did.\u201d<\/p>\n
By afternoon, the inspection was complete.<\/p>\n
Richard called.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo serious issues.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI heard.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can proceed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI intend to.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cClosing remains Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n
Friday.<\/p>\n
Three days.<\/p>\n
I stood alone on the porch after everyone left.<\/p>\n
For the first time, I allowed myself to imagine the keys in my hand.<\/p>\n
Then my phone rang.<\/p>\n
Renee.<\/p>\n
I almost ignored it.<\/p>\n
Instead, I answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cHello?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMargaret, I\u2019m sorry to bother you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s Lily.\u201d<\/p>\n
My heart jumped.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs she all right?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Renee sounded embarrassed.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe left something at your apartment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHer school notebook.\u201d<\/p>\n
I looked toward the house.<\/p>\n
\u201cBring her by this evening.\u201d<\/p>\n
A pause.<\/p>\n
\u201cWould you mind?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then, almost as an afterthought, she asked, \u201cDid you find a house?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPossibly.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was fast.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo everyone keeps telling me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another pause.<\/p>\n
\u201cDaniel mentioned it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI assumed he would.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere is it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll tell you when everything is final.\u201d<\/p>\n
Renee laughed lightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cSecretive.\u201d<\/p>\n
The word landed strangely.<\/p>\n
If only she knew.<\/p>\n
That evening, Lily retrieved her notebook.<\/p>\n
Wednesday passed in paperwork.<\/p>\n
Thursday, Richard confirmed the final transfer.<\/p>\n
Friday morning, I dressed carefully.<\/p>\n
Not expensively.<\/p>\n
Carefully.<\/p>\n
The gray blazer.<\/p>\n
Pearl earrings.<\/p>\n
Harold\u2019s wedding band on its chain.<\/p>\n
At eleven fourteen, Margaret Anne Briggs signed the final closing document.<\/p>\n
At eleven twenty-two, Eleanor Carter placed a ring of keys in my hand.<\/p>\n
She held them for one extra second.<\/p>\n
\u201cTake care of her.\u201d<\/p>\n
I knew she meant the house.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will.\u201d<\/p>\n
She hugged me.<\/p>\n
Laura took a photograph of us on the porch.<\/p>\n
Richard stood several feet away, smiling.<\/p>\n
Then everyone left.<\/p>\n
For the first time, I entered Willow Creek Lane alone.<\/p>\n
My footsteps echoed through the empty rooms.<\/p>\n
I walked through the kitchen.<\/p>\n
The dining room.<\/p>\n
The hallway.<\/p>\n
The guest bedrooms.<\/p>\n
The workshop.<\/p>\n
Finally, I returned to the porch.<\/p>\n
I sat on the swing.<\/p>\n
The keys rested in my palm.<\/p>\n
One week earlier, I had been sitting at Daniel\u2019s dinner table while he asked when I intended to move out.<\/p>\n
Now I owned the house he had once desperately wanted.<\/p>\n
Yet victory was not what I felt.<\/p>\n
I felt quiet.<\/p>\n
I touched Harold\u2019s ring.<\/p>\n
\u201cI found somewhere,\u201d I whispered.<\/p>\n
The swing creaked.<\/p>\n
A breeze moved through the maple leaves.<\/p>\n
For several minutes, I simply sat there.<\/p>\n
Then a vehicle slowed at the end of the street.<\/p>\n
I glanced up.<\/p>\n
A familiar truck passed the house.<\/p>\n
Daniel\u2019s truck.<\/p>\n
He did not stop.<\/p>\n
I could not tell whether he had seen me.<\/p>\n
But as his brake lights appeared at the corner, I realized something that sent a chill through me.<\/p>\n
He had no ordinary reason to be anywhere near Willow Creek Lane.<\/p>\n
And if he had come looking for the mysterious buyer, the secret I had protected for three months might be much closer to him than either of us realized.<\/p>\n
I opened the apartment door so quickly that Lily jumped. Then she smiled. \u201cGrandma.\u201d \u201cWhat are you doing here?\u201d She held up my tablet. \u201cYou forgot this.\u201d I stared at … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insightdrama"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29599"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29634,"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29599\/revisions\/29634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insightdrama.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}