Sisterly Love
Ten-year-old Summer lives on an isolated farm with her adoptive sister, Susan. Completely alone, the two have grown close but Summer has a big secret. Summer, as all will know, was a precocious little girl, about ten, slim, winsome, and creamy-skinned, with a round, innocent face. She wore a crown of silken, auburn hair that cascaded about her shoulders and flew out behind her when she ran, which was often. Her eyes were brown. Not just any brown, mind you, but the rich, deep, golden brown of strong honey. And her smile! Such a thing often outshone the sun. It was the very signature of Merriment herself. Yes, one could say young Summer was a treasure, the brightest for miles around her tiny log cabin anyway. She lived there alone, on a great, flat field. …