"Please, please, please, can we go?" Colin’s voice cracked with desperation, his eyes wide and pleading.
Desi glanced at Lucas, who was trying to keep his cool. The boy had been begging for the amusement park for days, and despite the usual chaos of daily life, today, he was determined.
Lucas sighed and rubbed his temples. "Desi, can you talk to him? He’s gonna drive me crazy."
Desi let out a soft laugh, running a hand through her hair. "Colin, we’ll go soon, okay? But we have to wait a little while longer."
Colin crossed his arms, sulking. "You always say that! You said we’d go yesterday. And the day before! I want to go now!"
“I know you do, buddy, but it’s not that simple,” Desi said gently, her voice a mix of patience and exasperation. “We can’t just pick up and leave whenever we
