the earth has music for those who listen
Mateo, for his part, does absolutely nothing to help the process of cleaning up the spilled drink, letting Flora play the part of good big sister by doing all the work for him. Indeed, he doesn't bother to sit the plant down again until the table is wiped clean, and when he does he has much more interest in its well-being than his sister's.
"I - what?" He blinks up at her, not yet old enough to understand the weird us and them mentality between their split families. "I just meant that you were pretty. Even if you are ugly on the inside," he informs her airily. "Your vacation sounds boring. But I hope that you have a good time. I need to borrow a shirt from you - this one is sticky now."
"I - what?" He blinks up at her, not yet old enough to understand the weird us and them mentality between their split families. "I just meant that you were pretty. Even if you are ugly on the inside," he informs her airily. "Your vacation sounds boring. But I hope that you have a good time. I need to borrow a shirt from you - this one is sticky now."
