Chapter 66 - 2018
It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon in May, the day of the flower festival. Michael lifted little Alex out of the bathtub, and Lucy began to dry him.
“Are you sure we did not forget anything for tonight?” she asked Michael for the second time. More than just the flower festival, it was also pappou’s ninety-first birthday, and they were organizing a surprise party for him.
“You want me to go through the list again?” he asked, more amused than annoyed. She was a little perfectionist, and he had long ago come to terms with it. He carried Alex to his room where Lucy had already picked out a nice suit for him.
“Did you call his friends to remind them that it’s tonight?” She buttoned up Alex’s shirt, and Michael made a knot in the tie around the boy’s neck. He could see why
