LILITH
“Miss, you're back.”
I ran into Uncle Theo the moment I stepped into the living room.
“Yes, good afternoon,” I greeted with a smile.
His face lit up with a wrinkled grin. “I got your gifts from Tessa yesterday. They were thoughtful. Thank you.”
I waved a hand dismissively. “It’s nothing, really. Just a small token for all the care you’ve shown me over the years.”
“You really are grown up now,” he said, his smile deepening.
“Of course,” I winked playfully. “I’m twenty-two already. I’ve been an adult for a while now.”
He nodded, a little wistfully. “Yes, you’re right. How time flies.”
“I still remember when you were just a little baby, babbling all day long… and now—” he looked at me with quiet nostalgia—“you’re already a young lady.”
I walked over and took his arm, swinging
