I stand there for a second, then another and another—too afraid to breathe or even blink. I don’t know how long I stay rooted to the spot, staring at the scariest thing I’ve ever seen, but I know it could have been an eternity and it still wouldn’t be long enough to take it all in. Because the thin string I instinctively know connects me to Grace has quadrupled in size since yesterday…and it’s now glowing the most brilliant blue I have ever seen.
