“Mmm, I understand.” Rainy held her doll closer and nodded her head hard. She knew Uncle was sleeping so she wouldn’t disturb him. When she was sleeping and if someone disturbed her, she would be cranky, too.
Lucia walked into the kitchen, wanting to prepare a table of a feast for Gabriel to eat when he woke up.
Rainy ran over and pulled her hand. “Mommy, I want to help you.”
With that, she put her doll down and got to her feet. Her little hand was still tugging at a corner of Lucia’s clothes.
“Alright, let’s go.” Lucia took her daughter’s hand and led her into the kitchen.
Gabriel rested his hand over his eyes and opened them groggily. He sat up. The curtains were drawn tightly together, and yet the room was filled in extremely soft lighting. He glanced at his watch and realized it w
