The old man raised the mattock high and brought it down hard into the encrusted earth. His back hurt and his arms trembled, but he had to go on.
Fifty years earlier, he had broken up this patch of land in their backyard for her. For nearly 50 years, she planted and tended flowers here. Aside from her, that garden was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
But the land had lain fallow for three years now, while he tended to her. He simply had to restore her garden. It was his only way to see her again.
Fifty years earlier, he had broken up this patch of land in their backyard for her. For nearly 50 years, she planted and tended flowers here. Aside from her, that garden was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
But the land had lain fallow for three years now, while he tended to her. He simply had to restore her garden. It was his only way to see her again.
