Miss Ella? Yes, child? I’m on some shaky ground here. How so? I don’t quite know how to say this . . . What, you mean that boy? I thought for a moment. Yes. What makes you better than me? What do you mean? Tucker, you weren’t mine, and I took care of you. I never quite thought of it like that. And, Tucker, no mother ever loved a child the way I love you. But I don’t know what to do with a boy like that. When I took you to the movies, when did I give you your ticket? When we got to the counter and the guy said,“Tickets, please.” Child, the Lord gives you what you need, when you need it.
