19 Sebastian “Can I help you this week?” Cameron asked, drawing my attention back to what we were doing. Staring at his mother was not a good idea, especially surrounded by half the town, and I needed to focus. “Help me water everything and make sure they’re all still alive?” I asked. Cameron nodded. “This is fun. Where we live doesn’t have a lot of dirt. I like dirt.” I chuckled at the honest admission. “Me, too. I’ve always liked dirt.” Cameron nodded thoughtfully. “I wish we lived somewhere that I could play in the dirt. Whenever it rains, my mom tells me I have to stay out of it because there are other people in our building. If I get mud and water everywhere, someone could get hurt.” “My mom was the same, but we had our own house. She just didn’t like dirt.” “Girls are weird.”

