The Littlest Library

by Poppy Alexander

There were weeks, days, sometimes just minutes, when the older woman’s intense euphoria at being alive had infected Jess with a courageous optimism. At other times, the thought of facing the future without Mimi at her side filled her with stark terror. She did her best to put that to one side, to live in the moment, savoring the intensity of the time they had left together.