A Quiet Nighttime Pool Routine Became a Lesson in Neighborly Understanding

didn’t know how to ask in a way that wouldn’t sound rude.

And he wrote that he, the son, didn’t know what else to do.

He just wanted his little sister to sleep.

He just wanted one small thing to be easier for her.

I lowered the paper slowly and looked at him.

His face was tense with worry. He watched me like he was searching for something.

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