Imela’s POV

A few faces here tonight were familiar, and I tried to get acquainted with them. Marcel and Ocean were gone for longer than I expected, but I figured this was their way of catching up with each other. Soon, Carol led Ocean back to us. I thanked her, and the older woman smiled and took her leave.

"What do you and Marcel do?”

“He showed me the collection of his Legos. He built a city with them. It was big and beautiful.” He replied.

“That’s nice to know.”

“Can I go with Carol?" They are in the kitchen.

I displayed a little reluctance. I wanted him to be...