Micalea Smeltzer > Status Update

"Hey," he smiles at me, eyes crinkling at the corners, "got any cookie dough cupcakes?"
My heart swells. "For you? Always."

"There’s a look he gives then. It’s just a split-second flash of icy-hot pain and I know he’s thinking of Forrest. He clears his throat, focusing on the task at hand.
I never know what to do when this happens. Frankly, I don’t think there’s anything I can do or say. This isn’t the kind of thing you can make better with a hug or pretty words."

Do you have to read other books before this?
Yes, The Confidence of Wildflowers and The Resurrection of Wildflowers.

Caleb and I head out, but I don’t miss the way he turns back to look at her before we’re fully out of the classroom.
I wait until we’re down the hall before I blurt out, “You like Seda’s teacher!”