PJ heard her own gasp of pain and doubled over as she clawed her way out of sleep. Thwump! “Auntie PJ, wake up!” She covered her head, then her stomach, not sure which was more vulnerable as she focused on her attacker. Sunlight streamed in like fingers through the shuttered windows, reaching into her day. Davy stood at the edge of the bed, his dark hair sticking straight up from the bath she’d given him last night, hands on his hips, grinning. Better than an alarm clock. “Are we going to go to church?” Church. She sat up. Glanced at the clock. A smile found her, despite the early cast of morning as Davy climbed on the bed and bounced on the covers. “I wanna go to church.” She scrolled back to last week, wondering at his fascination, and remembered that he’d scored a candy bar from the storehouse in her bag. Yeah, she’d go to church for a candy bar too. She sank back into the pillow. “Are you sure, little man?” “Daniel and Felicia will be there.” Oh yeah. And Maxine.
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