VOLUME THREE: SIMPLY BUSINESS

Lily

"COME ON, Lily Junior. You can’t give up now," I said, giving the pot a little shake. "You’re so young." She had many good years left to live.

It might have been a lie. In truth, I didn’t know how long ivy plants lived and I’d had Lily Junior since I was eighteen. She was close to her prime, but regardless, I didn’t want to give up on the one accomplishment I had in life.

I shook the pot again, ...