Chapter 15

It was close to midnight by the time Rebecca reached home. Since the lights in Callie's room were still on, Rebecca went and knocked on the door. Roughly ten seconds later, the door opened. Two faces poked out from behind the door. "Mommy!" "Aunt Becca!" It was almost midnight. So, Rebecca found it surprising that Jodie, who usually felt sleepy after having dinner, was still up. "Jodie, why haven't you gone to bed? Are you bothering Callie and disturbing her rest?" Jodie pouted as she widened her eyes and looked at Rebecca innocently. "Callie wanted to show me her paintings and photos of her when she was younger. Callie's paintings are so good that I'd forgotten about the time while looking at them." Jodie's words piqued Rebecca's interest as well. She joined the two of them and admired Callie's paintings. Although she was no expert, Rebecca could still see the remarkable talent Callie had in making art just by looking at her paintings. She heaped praises on Callie's artwork.