The following morning, Elise was out of bed as early as 5am. She needed to watch the sunrise and the back of the house seemed like a perfect spot for her to get her desire.She opened her door as much as she could without any noise, and tiptoed to the kitchen, where she let herself out through the back door.The air was cold. Very cold that she regretted that she did not come along with an heavy clothing. She wrapped the lavender robe closely around her small figure and ambled down the small pathway to an old, abandoned wooden seat at the back of the house. She sat in it and hugged herself tighter.She was not there for long when she saw the back door open and her mother stepped outside.From the way her mother stood, Elise could tell that she was looking for her, so she raised her right hand in the air and waved, “Hey, Mum. Over here”Her mother saw her and smiled. Then, she walked down to her and joined her on the cold, wooden bench.“Hi, Honey” Her mother greeted as she shivered d
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