The room was lit, the door left ajar, with a pink Persian carpet stretching from the entrance to the bedside.
"Rae."
Rae Bennett sat on the carpet, "Hmm?"
Toys and snacks were scattered all over the carpet.
Emmanuel Bennett walked over, "What is our Rae doing?"
"Picking out gifts."
She sifted through the pile of toys and snacks, selecting her favorites to pack into a lion head backpack.
"Darling, are you going to give someone a present?"
"Mhm."
She had made a friend, which pleased Emmanuel Bennett greatly. He tenderly stroked her head, "Who's it for?"
"A brother." She added a disk of 'Animal World' to the backpack.
"Which brother? The one from the Morris family?"
"Juan Morris won't play with me." She didn't want to play with Juan Morris anyway—Juan Morris still played with mud when he was in the senior class. She happily told Emmanuel Bennett, "It's another little brother."
"Does Rae really like him?"
"Yeah!"
Emmanuel Bennett was quite moved.
