When Cecily returns the next night for dinner and learns that the pregnant waitress, Eva, has been let go, she feels sorry for the girl and comes up with a possible solution. She offers the woman a job at the store where she is working. Regardless of the rumors flying, Cecily wants to give the mother-to-be a chance.
Still, she wonders how Eva could be so adamant and sound so truthful? No one in town believes her, but Cecily wants to find out more. Eva’s story pulls at her heartstrings, as well as piques her curiosity. Whether it’s true or not, it’s evident Eva will need help with the coming birth, and she could also use a friend.
It doesn’t take Eva long to make Cecily a believer.
Illustra is an out-of-this-world tale of love, kindness, compassion, acceptance, and rescue from a doomed planet.