Ophie's Ghosts

Ophie adjusts to her caretaking work at Daffodil Manor over the following days. Still, she can’t get used to Mrs. Caruthers’s miserable attitude. The best thing about work is talking with Cook, who gives Ophie cookies. One day, she tells Ophie that Mrs. Caruthers lost her husband and two of her sons in the war. However, Cook doesn’t think this is why the woman is so unhappy; she warns Ophie about trusting white people. Ophie then asks her about the woman who helped her with the tea service on her first day. Cook assumes that the woman was one of Richard’s girlfriends and warns her to stay away from these women, too.

In the following days, Ophie tries to maintain a positive attitude and avoids asking too many questions. Then, one day, another girl is fired, and Ophie has to assume all her duties. Amid the bustling workdays, she continues to see more ghosts. They all ask something of her. Ophie converses with them but still isn’t sure how to help. A little ghost girl named Faith wants her father to come find her, as she’s been waiting for him for years, but the father, who is also a ghost, refuses to abandon his work.