Clarisse rubbed the sleep from her eyes. It was time to get up and get Sam ready for school. She was facing the other side of the sofa. Clarisse tossed herself to her right side and opened her eyes.
The sight startled her. It was unexpected and she could never have seen this coming. It was too unreal to believe, it was a miracle.
Am I dead? Is this heaven? She wondered.
The day seemed to be a good one already. She saw Sam sitting on the coffee table with a box of cookies in his hand. What surprised Clarisse was seeing Sam all dressed up tidily for school. He had his backpack slung on his shoulders. He had found the shoes himself and wore them properly, he even laced them in a neat manner.
Clarisse stared at him widely from up and down. She gasped, her jaw dropped. Sam didn’t utter a wo
