After a few hours of emotional conversation with Mathilde, she said her goodbyes and entered the room to complete an assignment. So Alondra went outside and sat on a bench under a tree. She had only been gone for a few hours, but she had already missed her baby so much that her phone rang and she called before she could think of calling Garret.

"Do you have a problem, Garret?" Alondra asked.

"Nothing; how did you get here?"

"We're fine; how's Shania?" Alondra asked.

"She's fine; we were at Dianne's a while ago, and we came here after you left; don't worry, she's not crying, and she's too young...