Chapter 22: Daddy’s Friend
The afternoon sun draped the park in a golden hue, casting long shadows over the lush green grass. A light breeze played with the edges of the checkered picnic blanket as Cielle sat cross-legged, dipping a small plastic wand into a bottle of bubble solution. She lifted it to her lips and blew gently, watching as iridescent spheres floated lazily into the air, catching the sunlight in dazzling swirls of color.
“Look at that one!” she laughed, pointing at a particularly large bubble that drifted higher than the rest. Bronze, sprawled out on the blanket beside her, cracked open an eye and gave a lazy flick of his tail before going back to his nap. He had no interest in chasing bubbles.
A trio of stray kittens had wandered over at some point, attracted by the smel
