From Lies To Loyalty
It was… chaotic, to put it lightly—stick figures with uneven limbs, hair that looked more like jagged lines than anything intentional, proportions that made no sense—but the joy on her face as she presented it made any critique irrelevant.
“Well,” I said, leaning slightly closer to get a better look, “that’s… quite impressive, doll. Is that you and your mommy?”
“Yes!” She pointed to the bigger stick figure. “This is mommy. Mommy is very beautiful.”
“She is.” Roman nodded solemnly beside me. “Absolutely fantastic drawing, Emmie. I especially like the… artistic interpretation of the legs.”
Emily beamed, completely satisfied with our assessment, while Alyssa looked on with quiet pride, the kind