That noon, right after the rain had just stopped, the sunbeams peeked through the leaves, shining into the small kitchen where Julie was having lunch. Her nanny, Mrs. Mary, was ladling porridge into Julie’s bowl while listening to the little girl talk about the painting she had made at school. Suddenly, the sound of an engine echoed from outside. Julie recognized that familiar sound, hastily jumping down from her high chair, her mouth still slightly smeared with porridge.“Miss Monica is back! Uncle Caesar, Aunt Leona are back!” Julie exclaimed, her eyes shining bright while Mrs. Mary hadn’t even had the chance to wipe her mouth. Julie rushed to the door, filled with excitement, eagerly expecting seeing her beloved friends again after a long day.But as the door opened, it wasn’t the joyful laughter that Julie usually heard. Instead, what met her eyes was a white ambulance parked right outside the door. Monica, Caesar, and Leona stepped out of the vehicle, their faces blurred, their e
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