The last time he had seen her she was walking down the street whistling a song she had always claimed her father had taught her in India. George loved this colonial tale but he knew about her mother’s fear of change and catastrophic travel sickness and decided to love his aunt just the same. She smiled more than anyone in his life and if we were just those little particles of dust dropped somewhere in time, then time with her wrapped itself around his shoulders, prowling velvet….
