“She was now on her way to an old world that was nothing but new to her.”

“At a time when Parker might have craved the comfort of certainty, she instead held tight to her wavering thoughts; To the gravity and thrill of a new adventure; To the promise of everything and nothing all at once.”

“This was the place where someone had led her, only she could not remember who and could not remember when. Just that this was where she was now.”

“Her past was finally speaking to her in a language she understood.”

“Eventually, as her grandmother’s sobs softened, she pulled her away and – looking deeply into the clouds of her grey eyes – lifted her and led her home for the last time.”

“Her eyes watered until the moment became nothing more than floating colors in front of her watery eyes.”

“She looked over at her grandmother, smiling in her sleep from what she hoped was a dream about George Bailey and the angel that would eventually save him.”