"Raeleigh held onto the lantern while she walked and looked around. Though she didn't make it obvious, Santiago could tell that she liked it very much."

"Every family in Waverly Village had a lantern like that. However, the ones they had weren't the ones being sold right then, but rather the leftovers after sales, which Raeleigh had managed to get for herself. Not to mention, there was a festival coming up soon."

She didn't have any intention of celebrating. She had felt envious when she saw other children having fun as a child.

"She hadn't felt much since she had grown up, but she was very happy that someone had...