The question had no answer, and I could only nod before my brain mustered into action. Taking the five feet between us in two strides, I wrapped my arms around Hailey to hold her tight. Burying my face in her hair of dirty blonde hair, I took a deep breath as Antonya’s chubby, toothless, smiling face flashed blindingly bright in my inner eye.
“It will happen, Hailey.”
The End