Leila Renee

Sep 4, 2023 | kenyonreview.org | Melissa Beneche |Ariana Benson |Leila Renee

Granny kept a closet for when we would die. It was a linen closet halfway through our hallway that reeked of mothballs and once-freshly-washed towels. And stacked on every shelf, still, were Paw’s clothes. Granny said it didn’t matter that Paw had passed six months earlier—he was still her husband of forty years. It was still her duty to safeguard his belongings. Granny had known for a week that Tuesday would be bad. According to WTOK, we were due the biggest tornado to ever hit Lauderdale County.