CHAPTER 27
ELIZABETH
After breakfast, Natalia slunk inside and Aunt Faith winked at me as they both went to their own rooms. I had no idea what that was about. I was simply glad to be excluded. Aunt Faith had some… weird ideas about life. She was cool and fun. Just strange.
“Wow, Natalia,” Mark caught my attention. “You make seriously good pancakes.”
“Well, it is my specialty.” I smiled softly at him, feeling the closeness that I usually did when I hung out with my brother. A phone chimed and we all ducked in our pockets to check our devices. It was Lucas’. He went off a ways to answer the call. I returned my attention to the pancakes and startled.
“What?” Mark glanced up from his phone.
“My phone’s vibrating.” I said sheepishly and dug the device from my pocket. “Hello?” I answered
