LAKE:

"Well, look who finally remembered to see his old granny." My grandma fussed, she loved to do so whenever I failed to visit her for a long time. I smiled at her, welcoming how foreign it felt on my face. This was the first time I was giving anyone a smile for a week. I pulled her in for a hug as soon as she got close to me. Her elderly arms wrapped around me, and her fresh scent of primrose engulfed my nose. I allowed myself to bask in her warm embrace.

Her hug was the ...