Cara’s POV
"Is it time yet? Can we go？" Mia shouts excitedly.
"Not yet. We need to finish getting ready," I respond for at least the tenth time.
"We’re going to DarkWood today!! And Ethan gets to come, too!" Mia exclaims.
All morning, she’s been so excited about her hospital appointment in Pack DarkWood. She has barely taken the time to eat her breakfast, too energetic to sit still.
Ethan smiles happily to himself, taking another bite of his own breakfast. As his mother, I can tell he’s also very excited to finally get a chance to go, but he’s trying to play it cool.
Like he’s steeling himself for something, I think to myself.
I shake the thought from my head, trying to stay focused on the difficult task of getting two very energetic six-year-olds out the door without forgetting any
