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“Mo at her back “You’rewith me!”

Slowly she turned, her black hair falling over her shoulder and I saw her face, she was sht hit her brown eyesShe reached out to me,

“Come, I’ll show you”

Pouting, I took her hand, and it was so soft and warhtly, but she didn’tI watched the floor to make sure I didn’t step on the back of her black dress

“Here”

Looking up, I saw that she wasn’t pointing to the painting, but the silver board beside it

“Huh?”

She brought me in front of her, to stand directly in front of the board She hunched down beside me and pointed to it

“You didn’t count Julia Rendell,” she said

“The painter?” I frowned again “She’s not in the painting, though”

“Wrong again”

I sighed, I was tired of this I wanted to go play with Wyatt and Ethan “Moo play”

“Telland you can If not, you’ll stay here until we go”

“I don’t know! Ugh this is so not fair!” I snapped, pulling out of her ar her away

“Are you yelling ather ar at the wooden floorboards When I didn’t say anything, she spoke again, “Fine, just stand there silently”