165 Time Away

- RAYA -

The day Luciano brought lunch seemed to be a turning point of some kind for my sister. I don't know what they talked about. He wasn't even here that long, but that food must have been magical. I remember him leaving with a goofy smile on his face and Rory walking around with a ghost of the same smile for days after that. 

The flowers stopped after that day, too. Instead, a really strange looking plant was delivered and set up in the guest house complete with a special warming light. It came with instructions that I caught Rory studying while sitting at the dining room table one afternoon. When I asked her what exactly that plant was with all the chaotic looking hanging limbs, she just shook her head and changed the subject. 

It's been a month since Rory has been staying with Dex and I. Two weeks since Luciano came with lunch and hasn't been back. And yesterday Rory decided it was time for her to move into the guest house.