“Here,” Uncle Jack said gruffly, thrusting a toddler into his arms.
“¿Un otro hermanito?” asked the young boy. “¿Cómo se llama?” Another little brother? What is his name?
“It’s a girl,” he replied shortly. “Daisy’s her name. And speak English, boy!”
“S-sister?” the boy stammered, unsure of the word.
He looked down at the screaming toddler in his arms, with large tears pooled in her big, blue eyes and her pale cheeks bright red.
“Mama!” she cried repeatedly. “Mama! Mama!”
The young boy looked up and watched Uncle Jack walk away toward his house at the top of the hill, leaving the young boy with the hysterical toddler. He cradled her in his arms, just as he had done with Allen and Seth, shushing her soothingly and whispering to her.
“Hola, Daisy. Me llamo Marco, su hermano nuevo.
