Chapter 21 Amuse Gueule

• The ring was in a lemon.
• Elara found it in July. The lemons were ripe. The tree in the yard was heavy. The ground was littered with fruit that had fallen and split. The air was thick with sugar and acid.
• Julian had gone to the market at dawn. His mother was at church. Elara was in the kitchen. She was making coffee. She saw the bowl on the counter. It was full of lemons from the tree. She picked one up. It was heavier than the others.