Is June Spring Or Summer 〈2024〉

And underneath, in her father’s scribble:

Eloise didn’t close it. She turned, squinting. “It’s June twentieth. That’s still spring.”

Eloise and Margaret both turned. That was the kind of thing you said when you were an English professor.

Spring. But only until noon.

“It’s summer, El. Close the door. You’re letting the cold out.”