"Hey, Andrei's back!"
As Andrei approached the dilapidated church at the centre of the small circle of equally run-down houses, all of his siblings ran out to meet him. The third youngest, Vali, was first. Followed by Cornel, and then the twins Anca and Sandra waddling their way over to him.
"Wait, Andrei. Did you win the game?" Cornel asked, his small fists shaking in excitement.
"Wait, yeah. You're alive, right? So you came to get us!" Vali yelled. "Cornel, get Dorina!"
Cornel ran into the church, while Andrei picked the two toddlers up. Anca immediately buried her face in his chest, while Sandra started clapping and babbling something.
"Yes, I missed you both too." Andrei chuckled.
"Do the block thingy!" Anca yelled.
"I can't do that when you're clinging to me!" Andrei laughed.
Cornel ran over to Andrei, dragging Dorina in one hand and holding a cinder block in the other.
