His mother ran the water. Lily-Rose held the towels.The little one splashed and talked about the park. Sand still hid behind one ear. Lily-Rose washed it out slow. The child laughed and grabbed her wrist with wet fingers.“You stay for story.”“I’ll stay for story.”The quiet one sat on the closed toilet lid with dry clothes already on. They watched the bath like it was work. When Lily-Rose held out a towel, they took it. When she reached to help with the shirt, they stepped back and did it themselves.“All right,” Lily-Rose said. “You do it.”A small nod. That was the most she got.The other girl passed the doorway, saw the scene, and did not come in. She went to her room. The door stayed open a little, same as after the socks.His mother took the two younger ones to bed. Lily-Rose sat on the floor in the back room with the little one and a book about a red bus. She read every page. She did not skip. The child fell asleep on her knee halfway through the last one.Lily-Rose stayed th
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