A little boy, Gray

A rustling sound woke Alice up early the next morning. Eliana was tying her pigtails in front of the mirror when Alice opened her eyes. “Get up, Mommy!” After she had tied her hair, she shook Alice who was pretending to sleep. “It’s only 6:30. It’s the weekend, for God’s sake, I can at least sleep until noon, right?” Alice looked at her phone to see what time it was, then felt sad. She buried her head beneath the covers, making her voice muffled. Eliana dragged Alice to the bed as before casually tossing her some clothes from the closet. It was the day they had agreed to go to the mall. Eliana had asked Alice to be with her as she went shopping for a birthday present. But after they went to a few stores, Alice began to suspect that Eliana didn’t need her to be there at all. “I think this is a nice bag! Grandaunt Flora will love it!” Alice tried the bag on, displaying it like a model. Eliana rolled her eyes and said, “Mommy, you are picking out a present for yourself, aren’t you? Grandm