He c****d his head to the side, studying the paper. She pushed one piece of paper away from the others and held up one finger. “One.” she then added another piece, holding up two fingers. “Two.”
His eyes went from her fingers to the paper, and she saw understanding in his eyes. She added another piece of paper and looked at him. “How many?”
He held up three fingers. “Yes, that's right! Three.”
They went all the way up to ten, then she tested him with different amounts and he always got them right. Her heart swelled with pride, he was doing so well. The timer beeping on the oven interrupted them, so she went and prepared lunch. She mashed the potatoes and then quickly warmed up some canned mixed vegetables.
Starting to serve out lunch, she looked at the nuggets, got Cain’s attention, th
