Chapter 9 The Revelation

• She came back in two minutes with a beautifully wrapped bouquet. The milk-white lilies and the blood-red rose emerged from the green tissue paper that wrapped the lush stem that had been deftly knotted with a scarlet red ribbon.
• Mrs. Holman reluctantly gave me the flowers.
• I hesitantly questioned, "Is everything okay?" as her eyes swept over my face, showing utter shock. Her eyes found mine as she snapped out of her reverie and offered me a tiny smile.