Chapter 495- Rafael Sinclair
Marissa stepped out of her room at the sound of giggles. Her kids were busy arguing about something, huddling around the coffee table, too busy playing Scrabble.
"Why are you three still up?" she fixed the lapels of her gown over her chest before lifting her chin to watch the kids.
The board had turned into a mess, letters were scattered, and they were leaning over Alex’s tab that had the dictionary open.
"See! See! I told you!" Alex told Ariel, who had started shaking her head.
"There is something wrong with this dictionary," Ariel started swiping the screen, "This dictionary is wrong."
For a moment, Marissa felt like the old times had returned. Her kids were still sitting in Aunt Sophia’s cramped apartment, arguing about something.
Nothing had changed. Everything felt normal again—Just like it was when they lost Abigail.
Abigail started giggling when she saw Ariel’s face, which had turned red due to the brewing argument.
"Wow. A dictionary is wrong. And you are right?" Taking his tab, Alex tried getting on his feet when he was dragged down by his sisters.
"First you need to declare that I’m the winner!" Ariel shook him, holding his t-shirt. Abigail doubled over when she saw how serious Arial had gotten.
"Never!" Alex said with the same intensity, but only Marissa knew how he was good at teasing Ariel, "Hey, Abi. Stop laughing and give me a hand. You don’t know Ariel."