Narcissa Deville

All My Affection, D.W.

It was Micah who discovered the trunk first. The first sun of summer hung high in the air and made the attic sweltering hot, and it was not yet 10 AM. The air-conditioner in their grandfather's house had been spotty at best, and it didn’t even reach the attic. The last thing either Micah or Thomas wanted to do was to stay up in the attic any longer than was necessary.