The sun was beginning to shine through the windows. John Paul announced his arrival by hopping into the room like a frog. Quint stumbled after him.
“Do we have a plan for the day?” Eli asked following his dad into the room.
“We need to figure out how to cook, and we also need more water to drink and clean with,” Charlotte said. She was wide awake.
I bet she didn’t drink coffee. She was too awake, too early in the day. Quint, on the other hand, was half asleep.
“We also have to get Mom and Dad to leave their house and come stay with us,” Quint said, his words coming slower than he had probably intended.
“In other words, we have to do the impossible,” East said. She was carrying a sleepy Quinn into the room.
When Quinn saw her mom she reached out her hands. Charlotte took her tired gir
