The hardest part, he discovered, was waiting. The instructions said to put the jar in the refrigerator. "They need to be cold and still," his mom explained.
He set the jar on the windowsill. The morning sun hit the crystals, and they scattered tiny rainbows across the kitchen wall. His mom smiled. His dad took a picture. making crystals with epsom salt
Leo placed the jar carefully on the middle shelf, next to the orange juice. For the first hour, he checked every five minutes. Nothing. Just murky, blue water. By dinner, tiny specks had appeared on the bottom, like glitter someone had forgotten to clean up. The hardest part, he discovered, was waiting