The night went by.

It was Sunday.

Sonny, who did not have to go to preschool, woke up early.

He knocked on Serenity’s door and Zachary opened the door for him.

“Is Aunt Ser awake, Uncle Zak? I want to play with her.”

Zachary took a few deep breaths. He told himself not to get angry at a child.

He said gently, “It’s still early, Sonny. Why don’t you sleep a little longer? You usually insist on sleeping in even though you need to go to school, yet you’re up early on days you don’t have