Chapter Eight
Mia
Jake and Tom are working behind the house. They’ve taken all the pieces of the big table out back and have been sanding the thing all afternoon. They seem to be working together pretty well and it feels like they’ve known each other for a long time, not just a day.
Mal and Dylan have gone shopping again, though, this time for actual food instead of snacks. Which seems like a great idea, if we’re going to eat something besides crisps and candy all day.
And I’m sitting on the couch in the living room, reading a book I used to love as a kid while Elly is playing by herself on the other end of the couch.
It’s fun to listen to her babble. Not everything she says is as clear as when she speaks to us, but it’s obvious that her toys are having whole conversations with each o
