This is a wonderful creative nonfiction piece, @vivaebony. You did a very nice job of sharing some interesting events that occurred at a specific time in your life, and describing the effect those events had on you. It's great that you found someone to put your mind at ease so you could enjoy the garden again!
Thank you for sharing your creative nonfiction story in The Ink Well, and for reading and commenting on the work of other community members.
Thank you so much @theinkwell for the amazing remarks. I'm grateful.