Day 1. I sighed as I picked up the latest lost cause from my front porch. This time, I was determined to have a happy ending. This plant would live. How, I did not know, but I would find a way. It wasn’t dead yet, I didn’t think. I looked really, really wilted, but there were traces of green on it. I felt the dirt. Really dry. I added water. Partial sun, the little tag read. I’d put it in my kitchen window. I never got direct sun, but plenty of light came though. I plucked the truly dead leaves from the plant and tossed them in the trash. That was the best I could do right now. All I could do was wait.
Day 2. Maybe the plant would come back from the dead after all. It looked less wilted today.
Day 3. Today, it looked positively perky. Should I water it? No. The book said to wait a week. I hoped it would work.
Day 4. It was leaning toward the sun. Was it too early to rejoice? Probably.
Day 5. Is that….could it be? A hint of new growth? Oh, my!
Day 6. I felt the soil? Should I water it? The book says seven days. I clamped down on my eagerness. The plant still looked good.
Day 7. I watered, careful to not overdo it. The plant looked a little wilty, but not seriously. Once I added the water, it perked up almost immediately. I puffed out my chest. Proud Plant Mama.

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