Shades of Gray
“He shivered a little as he pulled on his clothes.
At breakfast Uncle Jed announced, “It’ll be too muddy to work tomorrow, so Will and I’ll walk in to the store. We need to decide what to buy with that cash the twins sent.”
“We’ve used almost all the flour, and there’s hardly any salt left,” Aunt Ella said. “And we need cornmeal. But be sure to save enough to buy the children shoes for winter.”
Shoes for winter! Will swallowed hard. He couldn’t wait much longer to tell them he was leaving.
Uncle Jed looked out at the sheets of rain. “I think this is going to keep up all day. No use planning to do anything other than stay dry.”
Aunt Ella drew her shawl closer around her and said, “Yesterday I didn’t think I’d ever be cool again, but today I wouldn’t mind a fire. We could cook inside, too.”
“I’ll bring in some wood and your soup pot,” Uncle Jed said.
The usually homey room seemed dreary, and Will hoped the fire would brighten it, as well as take off the chill.
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