The door banged open, thudding against the wall beside it. She
barely caught sight of the child bursting through and up the stairs.
“Douglas! Take off your shoes and shut the door!”
He didn’t come right away and the timer on the oven buzzed
at her, drawing her attention away. She opened the door of the oven to see the
cookies were ready, a beautiful golden brown, the chocolate shining as it
balanced between liquid and solid. She almost put her fingertip to one before
catching herself and using a flipper to move them from the hot pan to a cooling
rack.
“Cookies!” Douglas cheered, running back down the stairs and
peering over the edge of the counter. “Can I have one?”
“When you’ve taken off your shoes and closed the door.” He
ran to obey and Laura got out, “Don’t slam,” before her reminder was punctuated
by a very loud thud. Sighing, she transferred one to a plate and poured a glass
of milk.
“What were you doing today?”
“Oh! I got something for you,” Douglas said, putting a dirty
hand into his pocket. He pulled out a small white flower with six perfect
points. Six, just like him.
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