Chapter 9
Uncle’s Report
Christos Foinos
I really don’t know what to say. I have no idea what happened. Emma was always a shy kid you know, not talking much, not messing around. She even liked hanging around us grown-ups, she listened to our conversations and kept quiet. It was always an issue with my sister, “watch your language,” “don’t swear,” “mind what you say,” I always had to be careful around the house cause Emma was sticking around.
Yes, she seemed to be on top of that microscope every waking hour from the moment she got it. I remembered something about onion layers, that they were thin enough to see by default, so we found an onion together and played with the microscope. She was delighted to see the cells so clearly.
It was the last time she hugged me.
I missed the next fa
