Underneath the Sycamore Tree

by B. Celeste

“I find that the books with the saddest endings are the best because they make us feel. We don’t always get a happily ever after no matter how hard we work for it.”

Reality is ugly and painful and full of the kind of heartache that some books help you forget exist for a short period.

Disease is the monster in the dark. It lingers, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. It rears its ugly head and takes what it wants, when it wants.