Gentle Persuasion

After they got home from the picnic and Jett left, the two children were asleep. The house was instantly quiet. Valerie had nothing to do, so she cleaned the house carefully.

"Mommy!" When Valerie was still cleaning the floor of the living room, she heard a soft voice calling her.

She straightened up and turned to see Daisy rubbing her sleepy eyes, standing barefoot at the door of the room.

"Why d