Norris Moore sat on the sofa, watching Trenton Smith leave. A frown briefly creased her brows, a sharp pain surfacing from her heart.
Sacrifice was inevitable, necessary, even these recent days of happiness felt stolen.
Like a dream.
Once awoken, back to their respective places, they remained polite siblings.
She stood up from the sofa and walked over to the windowsill, looking outside.
The rain had completely cleared.
Three days, just like a beautiful dream. Norris, it's time to go back.
Her presence here was bad, both for his family and for his future.
*
That night, Norris Moore saw Aldana Candi off and then took the children upstairs to sleep.
Gogo lay on her little bed, smiling at her with shiny big eyes, making Norris think she was as adorable as a little honey-covered bee.
In any case, adorable in every way she looked.
She bent down to kiss the smiling face and chuckled, "Are you that happy to see me?"
