In the wake of her mother's passing, six-year-old Luella finds unexpected solace in the company of her long-lost brothers, absent from her life for years. Through the challenges of grief, Luella discovers the healing power of family bonds that stood...
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Luella and Alejo remained sat outside as they both looked up at the sky "Do you see your daddy?" Luella asked facing Alejo who was distracted by his hoodie strings
Alejo frowned and shook his head "Dad lives with his wife not too far, but he doesn't wanna see us" he explained
Luella looked down "Oh"
Alejo nodded "Yeah" he mumbled "It's fine I have mum, even though she works a lot"
Luella scrunched her nose in confusion "Who looks after you then?"
"Usually Aaron and his wife,"
"Oh, Aaron seems like lots of fun"
Alejo smiled "He's so much fun, he does anything to make us happy since we can't see mum"
Luella smiled knowing he was happy
"Let's go inside" Alejo stood up and wiped his joggers to get off stains of grass but after several attempts, those stains were there "Never mind" he muttered
Luella got up and straightened her dress and looked down to check for any stains and for her luck they were clean
The two kids headed inside together. Alejo went and sat back down in his seat while Luella walked over to the side of the room where her drawing from last week for Adriel was
she picked her drawing up and smiled "He's gonna like it" she smiled
Alejo looked over at his sister who was very much bored out of her mind "Ada!" he yelled out causing the majority of the class to look at him
Ada knew Alejo tried saving her and used him as an excuse "My brother is calling me" she got up, innocently smiled at Mikaela and then laughed once she turned around
She walked up to her brother and hugged him "Thank you"
Alejo patted her back "Your welcome I guess?" Ada pulled away and pulled a strand of his hair
HER BROTHERS AND HER
Luella rushed into the house, her heart pounding with excitement, eager to show her latest painting to Adriel. Bursting through the door, she called out his name, expecting to find him lounging on the couch or in his office doing some sort of paperwork "Adriel!" Luella yelled taking off her sandals and placing them on the side before running inside. She looked around but never saw him
