Undaunted, she hoisted Melon upon her back and walked the short distance, a mere hundred meters or so.

As Melon nestled against her shoulder, he spoke with innocence,

“Mommy, oh Mommy, why do the stars seem so few tonight? Could it be cloudy tomorrow? Mommy, can we whip up my all-time favorite strawberry pie tomorrow? And how about we continue the saga of the little raccoon tonight?”

An unbroken chain of whys tumbled from Melon’s lips, and Ariana answered each with unwavering patience.

Amidst this, Melon threw a curveball, “Mommy, how many days have gone by? When will Daddy call us? It’s been an eternity!”

Ariana lapsed into silence briefly, conjuring up a reassuring smile as she responded, “In a tick, baby.”

he pressed on,

a few more days,” Ariana’s tone

longer, and Daddy will be

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ruminated over finding a fresh and permanent approach to tackle this

her for a loop, “What’s

to recognize them when

cons. Not telling him could raise suspicion, and it wouldn’t hurt for him to have

the sequence of numbers on their

house, and Melon scampered off to freshen up on his

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