They sat on the steps. Mrs. Carver peered at the doll with eyes bewildered and then soft as butter. Her fingers trembled as she brushed the dust from the doll’s hairline. Her voice broke the way old things do when spoken aloud.
Let me outline a basic story arc. The main character could be a young collector who discovers the Patched Doll in a set she finds. The doll has a unique feature that others don't. Perhaps previous dolls in the collection were part of an experiment, and this patched version corrects an error, but in a way that gives the doll a new purpose. The doll might have the ability to heal other dolls with flaws or to find a way to save their world. laurab candy doll collection 8 b cdcl 008 patched