A Taste of Normalcy

Kaelia

Sunlight poured through the kitchen window while I mixed up pancake batter, not the boxed frozen kind I’d resorted to lately, but actual pancakes from scratch. Bianca sat in her high chair, whacking her spoon against the tray like she was leading an orchestra. Her dark eyes followed me everywhere.

“You’re very helpful, baby girl,” I told her, flipping a pancake. “And honestly? You’ve got se