Chapter 2602 A Broken Horny Home:>Ep2
- More family and friends arrived while I was upstairs with Hannah, and came in ebbs and flows throughout the day. I knew a lot of the people there from Vineport as I was almost more of a fixture in Deana's house than my own. She got me aside to ask me about Hannah, and I explained she was taking a nap and doing the best she could, under the circumstances. Deana accepted another hug from me, and I hated myself for noticing how good she smelled that day, her lotion like sherbet.
- I hung around, helping where I could. The family ran out of parking room quickly in front of the house so I went to the neighbors and explained the situation. They all knew Brandon was sick, and told me yes, of course they were fine with people parking in front of their houses, given the circumstances. I shoveled their walks and driveways for the trouble and for something to do. One fifty-something neighbor that Brandon used to crush on hard tried to pay me but I shut her down gently.
- Food was brought in by the boxful, so much of it that a lot of it needed to be separated out and frozen. I ran to the store with a cousin of Brandon's to pick up freezer bags, food storage containers, coffee, tea, and pop. It was more than I could afford but I put a few things into my own cart, paper plates, napkins, that sort of thing. It would mean using my credit card which I swore to myself I wouldn't do until it was paid off but I needed to do something for Deana and Hannah.