Homecoming

Elena eased her worn-out Toyota Prius onto the cracked, sun-baked concrete of the driveway of the newly purchased, single-story bungalow. The engine sputtered a pitiful, exhaust-heavy sigh before finally dying out, but that mechanical wheeze was instantly drowned out by a chorus of loud, wildly excited cheers. Waiting right there on the small, slightly uneven front porch were her three absolute be