Violet

I think I might have died, gone to heaven, and come back to earth.

That was the only explanation.

I blinked, staring at nothing in particular, the spoon still hanging near my mouth. I sipped the last bit of juice from the spoon, savoring it. Yes. This was it. Death, heaven, resurrection, all in one bite.

Naomi’s hands gripped her apron tightly as she stood a few feet away, watching me nervously. “What happened? Is it bad?”

I looked at her, blinked again, then set the spoon down on the table. My mouth fell open in a soft gasp.

Naomi’s eyes widened, her hand flying to her chest as...