Chapter 305

David wrote home all the time. Even in an age when everything was just a click away, he still insisted on sending handwritten letters to his Aunt Ruby, Grandma Henderson, and his little sisters. Sometimes, he’d even include a fancy box of British cigars for Uncle Daniel—but never directly. He always passed them through Ruby. Every time a package arrived from David, it turned into a mini family event. Like divvying up roast pork at New Year’s. Georgia always got a photo of her big brother. She’d treat it like a treasure, placing it neatly into her special album. One photo each month—she figured once she had a hundred, her brother wouldn’t leave again. Ella would get candy—brightly wrapped sweets that looked almost too pretty to eat. Inside the tin, a handwritten note in English that she couldn’t read but held onto, anyway. Sienna’s surprises were always more practical—formula and toys, the kind that lit up her whole face. Ruby and Mrs. Henderson? Soft scarves from British brands, cozy a