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Mi c h a e l' s P O V
We went inside the house after 2 hours. "You guys must had fun outside, I made you guys peanut and jelly sandwiches to keep your appetite in shape. Plus, Dylan and Deputy helped to make half grilled cheese and fruit." Courtney smiled, "Wow, thanks Courtney." I thanked her. "Aw, don't mention it Michael," she replied. We all ate our lunch and Courtney did dishes. "Mom, I want to was the dishes." Dylan said, "It's okay Dylan, thank you anyway." "Mom, you been up since 5:30 why don't you rest? You seem tired, Deputy and I will take care of them." Dylan respond. "Wow, Dylan, you would do this for me? Thank you." I want to be honest: sometimes her smile reminds me about my parents, well, mostly my Dad. My Dad was always happy just like my Mom. That's why I always admire Courtney's smile.
"That was a nice thing to offer Dylan." Deputy said, hitting his back gently. "Thank you, I just want her to have a break." He replied. The boys' did the dishes and cleaned the table while the rest of us did our best to help them. We organized our rooms and other places too. Jorge and I cleaned Alice's room. "Alice is not that messy." Jorge chuckled. "Well, she's 4 what do you expect? Besides, Milo and Gloria cleans her room everyday so we have to make sure there is no mess lying around." I replied to Jorge's statement. We spent 5 minutes in her room cleaning. We re-made her bed nice and neat. I saw Milo walking toward the room, "Hey, I really appreciate you guys cleaning Alice's room. I'm just going to take a nap with Gloria." "Where's Alice?" Questioned Jorge, "At the church with The Red Devil and Buguul," he replied. "What are they doing there?" I asked, "Just testing Alice's vision." He respond. He walked away and Jorge and I continued doing chores around the house.
D y l a n' s P O V
I was finished washing dishes. "That's a lot of dishes." I said, putting my hands on my forehead. "I know, but, good work. I'm going to take a rest." Deputy told me, he gave me a high five. I saw him walk to the living room. It now feels quiet. Nobody was up but, Aaliyah, Michael, and Jorge who were cleaning. After a little while, Aaliyah was up. She and I were the only up, "Aaliyah, want to go check around the church?" I asked her since she's not always tired. "Yeah, I guess." She replied. We went to the next house in our yard. We slowly walked around the church.
It feels silent like the night appears. We talked a little bit, "This area is where all the kids ages 2-16 take classes, they were mixed sometimes." Aaliyah showed me. It reminds me of what Milo says to me once. "How do you remember this church? You notice everything." I asked, "I went to this church when I was a couple months old. My parents moved here long ago before Jorge and I were born." "How long?" I asked, "When my parents were married for a year and a half. 2000 was the year." She respond. "Plus, my mom was 4 months pregnant when she and my Dad joined this church." She added. "What happened why did you leave?" I inquire. "We left because, Milo murdered his family and they won't let us in." I can't believe it, Aaliyah said the same thing Milo said to me along with Jorge too. This girl is so wise.