
Though not yet three, you insisted that every fact be named exactly and corrected even Mamma when a shawl was really a waterproof. This is our holiday, Sunny, and you may help pack if each treasure goes where it belongs instead of into every open bag. You step into this one-chapter preview with Mamma at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. Your grip loosened as the unanswered next stage drew nearer. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.
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