“You experienced something unusual for the first time in your life, so of course you will be frightened,” Ethel responded as she patted Marielle on the shoulder. “But you weren’t afraid afterward. You didn’t still have those cold chills when you traveled home, isn’t that so?”

“No, I didn’t,” Marielle agreed, still studying herself in the mirror.

Ethel went to stand behind Marielle and placed her hands on her granddaughter’s shoulder.

“So now,” she ...