Ginny remembers having, along with Rose, raised Caroline, who was six when their mother died. They did their best based on what they knew—how to sew dresses, keep clean, do homework, and speak respectfully to adults. It helped that Caroline was an obedient child. When she entered high school, Ginny and Rose were determined that she would have a 'normal' life, go to the occasional party and not be tied to the school bus. They acted as a foil, her ally against Larry.
Ginny decides to call Caroline after dropping off Rose but instead notices her father sitting in his La-Z-Boy inside the Chelsea, staring out the south window. Imagining the.....
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