She had promised herself not to go.

Just that morning she had firmly ignored the text message from Mary.

Since when did aged women become keen on texting anyway?

She had even admonished herself for remembering the date even before Mary texted her.

The woman had done that right after her call went straight to voicemail.

Blocking her was beginning to look like the better option after all.

Still, she had not done it.

She had simply left her home, which still seemed strange to her with all the changes, as early as possible.

She convinced herself and her surprised employees that she had been the first person in the...