stopped； looked up into the night； and said； “It must've been a spectacular view。”
I looked up； too； and noticed for the first time that night that you could see the stars。 “Did you
ever see her up there？” I asked him。
“Your mother pointed her out to me one time as we drove by。 It scared me to see her up so
high； but after I read the article I understood why she
did it。” He shook his head。 “The tree's gone； but she's still got the spark it gave her。 Know
what I mean？”
Luckily I didn't have to answer。 He just grinned and said； “Some of us get dipped in flat； some
in satin； some in gloss…。” He turned to me。 “But
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every once in a while you find someone who's iridescent； and when you do； nothing will ever
pare。”
As we walked up to our front porch； my grandfather put his arm around my shoulder and said；
“It was nice walking with you； Bryce。 I enjoyed
myself very much。”
“Me too；” I told him； and we went inside。
Right away we knew we'd stepped into a war zone。 And even though no one was yelling or
crying； from the look on my parents' faces I could tell
there'd been a major meltdown while my granddad and I were out。
Granddad whispered to me； “I've got another fence to mend； I'm afraid；” and headed into the
dining room to talk to my parents。
I wanted nothing to do with that vibe。 I went straight to my room； closed the