Chapter 25

At middle age the soul should be opening up like a rose, not closing up like a cabbage. - John Andrew Holmes In the days that followed Mrs. Beufont's move from Crayon city to the capital city, she found that she missed her children dearly. Sure she had a new church to pastor and a new group of youth that made her feel very welcome. Still, she could not help but yearn for the familiar faces and the many friends she had made back in Crayon city. Therefore, when she received the call from Ryan, wanting her to help him in preparing for a baby shower for a very pregnant Katrina, he found her more than willing to help. He had a plan, he had told her. In the coming days, his new show would open in the capital, and to keep it a surprise, he was organizing to have Katrina's baby shower on the very last day of the art show. He was already prepared he told her, but he needed someone to arrange the nitty-gritty of everything. Someone who knew him and Katrina, and the journey they had taken to a