A Warm Homecoming

"Sadie, Cal!" Diane grabbed Sadie's hand the second she saw her, calling out her name before lightly swatting her arm. "You two—what, you went out and forgot how to come home?"

Over the past few months, they'd been running around outside too, but at least they came back once a month. The family hadn't been overly worried.

This time, though, they were long past the return date they'd promised.

The