C8 EIGHT

Night and Silence

ROSE

Night and silence.—Who is here?

—William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

THE SILVER LOCKET hung from my neck in a constant reminder that something between Blake and me had changed. I considered not wearing it, or returning it, but he'd put so much thought into this gift, and I loved it.

It had been the perfect way to honor the memory of Sandy