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.”

was no mean feat, and he pressed on,

him a few more days,” Ariana’s tone revealed a tinge of

bit longer, and Daddy will be giving you a

Angela’s Library

a fresh and permanent approach to

question threw her for a loop, “What’s Daddy’s

want to memorize them to recognize them when they flash on

raise suspicion, and

parent and child repeated the sequence of numbers on

reached the house, and Melon scampered

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