Chapter 44: Neo's Father

I lower myself down onto the grass until I have my knees bent and I’m close enough to dig on the soil with my trowel. 

I start creating a hole that’s not too small, but also big enough to fit a couple of the seeds on my palm. They’re legume seeds. Neo likes these broad beans and they grow exceptionally well during the Fall season. 

Isn’t it odd that a little boy would have beans as one of their favorite foods? Chad often wondered that, and I never really had the answer. One day, he just kept eating them and Elisha gifted me the seeds to plant in her backyard. 

It was because of her that I was able to start this garden that was a perfect size for a beginner like me – twelve by twenty four feet, more than enough for all of the veget