ISABELLE - two weeks later
“Auntie look what I can do!” Violet exclaimed, then performed a wobbly somersault.
“Amazing!” I smiled as, all delighted with the compliment, she threw herself into my arms. “You're a super-duper champion, pumpkin.”
She gave me a big smile before resuming her games.
It was, despite the fact that it was already mid-December, a beautiful sunny day, so we were enjoying the afternoon in the same clearing where, as children, Reiner and I used to escape to go play.
A girls-only afternoon, since Jim was on a playdate with his friend.
I looked around, appreciating the nature around me: I had so many good memories attached to this place ... if I focused enough, I could see my brother and I, as children, chasing each other and playing in those trees, or on the treeh
