She is here with me

“Eliana Brown.” Alice said in a deep voice, staring at the little girl, “Do you think it’s OK to stay here?” Eliana shut her lips tightly with a guilty look on her face. Usually, Alice is very angry when she talked to Eliana in this way. “Mommy.” Eliana pulled Alice’s sleeve, “I just want to play with Max a little longer.” Alice looked at her with great seriousness, “Do you know what time it is now? Haven’t I told you that you can play but you can’t go out of your welcome? It’s common courtesy.” While Alice was snapping at Elaina, Max suddenly crawled to her and held one of her legs with one hand and with a sketch board in the other hand. Alice felt it and looked down subconsciously at Max, who was holding the board up high. She saw the words that Max wrote, “I want Eliana to stay.” “Max.” Alice frowned and suddenly don’t know what to say. It always seemed to be difficult for her to refuse Max’s request. “Max, we have to go. It’s too late now. Next time, I will bring Eliana here to pla