Sydcouldbe here. Thatcouldbe her lip gloss I’m smelling.
Maybe I wished for her.
Or maybe she was already here.
Or. What if therearen’ttwo people? What if I wished for someone who was already back?
The thought makes an almost-hysterical laugh bubble out.
That would be perfect. A total waste. It would be just like me.
I glance over at the glove compartment, where Syd used to put her apple stickers. I scraped most of them off last summer.After. But they’d been there so long that they’d left a kind of gummy residue, and some hadn’t peeled off entirely.
Wait.
There. On the glove compartment.
A fresh sticker, right in the middle.
Iknowthat wasn’t there before.
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Verity Ice Cream Flavors
Truly Delicious, Made with Real Cream
?ALMOND COCONUT CRUNCH—Coconut ice cream with chocolate chunks, toasted almonds, and coconut flakes.
?BACON BOBBY—Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it! Bacon bits and bobs of maple nut in our creamy mocha ice cream.
?BANANA BLITZ—Like a banana split in a cone! Bananas, fudge, caramel, and maraschino cherries in our creamy vanilla ice cream.
?BLACKBERRY (IN SEASON)—Tastes exactly like summer! We source our berries from Taylor Farms.
?BUBBLE GUM BLAST—A childhood favorite for kids or kids at heart.
?BUTTER PECAN—Smooth, sweet, flavorful. You’ll come back for it again and again.
?CARAMEL CASHEW—Rich and creamy, with our house-made caramel.
?CHOCOLATE—We don’t mess with perfection. We’ve been serving this classic since we opened our doors in 1937.
?CINNAMON CRUNCH—Created by our founder’s granddaughter in 1986, this favorite never goes off the menu!
?COOKIE DOUGH—Chocolate chip cookie dough from our founder’s recipe, in our vanilla ice cream.
?FALL CREEK FUDGE—We don’t skimp on the fudge, layering it in thick ribbons throughout our chocolate ice cream. This is a chocolate lover’s dream!
?GORGE-OUS GREEN TEA—Our newest flavor, and already one of our most requested!
?HOWELL HONEYCOMB—Local honey and vanilla ice cream make this combination one that can’t be beat.
?LITHIA LAVENDER LEMON—Spring and summer combined! Citrus and floral flavors in a perfectly purple ice cream.
?MAPLE—It’s autumn all year long when you taste this! Maple syrup sourced locally.
