Uprooted

Cora was moved back home before she could blink, and all that was left was the unpacking. She tried to turn it in to an adventure for Stella, who was being surly and uncommunicative.

“Isn’t this a pretty room, Stella?” she asked, injecting bright enthusiasm into her voice, but Stella wasn’t having any of that.

“No.”

“Come on, baby, it’s very pretty,” Cora maintained patiently. “You have a princess