My Granddaughter Was Left Behind While They Went on Vacation So I Showed Up the Next Day

my bag and caught her halfway down the walk. She hit me hard enough to push me back a step, arms locking around my neck. I wrapped both arms around her and held on. She said nothing. Neither did I. Sometimes language only gets in the way. I kept one hand on the back of her head and the other between her shoulder blades and held her while the sprinkler continue reading …