From Shadows, Emerging Tides
A giggle expels from Melody, “Yes you may, thank you for asking first!”
“Oh my goodness, look at this fella here, what a handsome boy! He’s a spitting image of you! What is your name?”
“I’m Leo and you are?” he says, not so trusting, wincing almost glaring skeptically.
“Oh, Leo, my name is Azalea. I’m a old neighbor of your Mom’s, I at some point used to babysit her, I also knew your great-grandmother; Adalee. Are you protective of your momma?” Azalea mentions, her feet grounded in the sand, hip width apart, spine straight and chest open, still bracing Pearl in her calloused gardening hands. Small creases around her eyes, show years of happiness living by the sea, her face mostly smooth. Leo
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