“Don’t bury her—that’s not her in the coffin!” a little girl cries out at a Chicago funeral, stopping everything as a shocking truth inside the coffin is revealed

Ava nodded, holding the medicine bag like treasure.

That was when she noticed Caroline’s other hand resting lightly over the slight curve of her belly.

“You have a baby?” Ava asked.

Caroline smiled. “Not yet. Soon.”

For the first time in longer than Ava could recall, the world did not feel completely continue reading …