423 My Dream Life

(Winona)

Another girl who looks Abby’s age approaches with a friendly smile.

“This is Lotte. Lotte, this is Abby, she is six like you.”

“Want to see the sandbox?” Lotte asks, her voice sweet and inviting. Abby hesitates for a moment and looks up at me.

“Go ahead, darling. I’ll just be inside with Klara.”

Abby smiles and then lets go of my hand to follow Lotte around the side of the house.

Bobby hangs back, his eyes scanning the scene until the teenage girl with a tablet walks over. “Hey,” she says with a friendly smile. “I’m Katalin. Come and meet my brother, he’s working on another invention.” She rolls her eyes and smiles.

Bobby just follows her like a puppy dog.

“I think he’d follow her to Mars if she asked.” I grin. “I can’t blame him.”

“Katalin has that effect on boys. But don’t worry, she doesn’t let that go to her head. It’s her business first for her.”

“Business?”

“Yes. She’s our social media and marketing design guru.”

“Oh wow! How old is she?”

“Sixteen. She’ll be keen to pi