GABRIEL
“Are you meditating? We don’t have time for that; we need to leave earlier than usual today, no?” I finished my breathing exercise before opening my eyes. My gaze fell on the vast expanse of manicured lawn and the garden in the distance before turning to look at them in the doorway.
“Sorry, were you done?” Anna was hopping from one leg to the next, which meant she was chomping at the bit about something or the other.
“Good morning. What brings you two here?” My voice was in direct contrast to her overly excited one. “And why are you two dressed so early?” From the position of the sun, I knew they were at least an hour ahead of schedule. Every other morning they’d still be figuring out what to wear or how to do their hair at this time.
“Aren’t we picking Gia up for school?”
“I wasn’t planning on it.” Yeah, I was but heck if I’m owning up to that.
