Leah seats Kevin on a swing at the park before she starts pushing him gently, making him move back and forth. She somehow managed to calm his hysterical crying on the way here.
"Kevin, you always remind me what a big boy you are, but why do you like crying so much? big boys don't cry."
"But I thought mom was going to beat you and I was scared, Leah."
"Still, you don't have to cry. Crying does not solve problems, you know."
"Okay, big sister, I won't cry ever again, even if I get stung by a tarantula."
They both laugh at that.
"Kevin, a tarantula, of all things that could make you cry."
"Yes." Kevin's little face suddenly turns serious. "Leah, you keep telling me not to talk back at older people. Why were you yelling at mom like that?," he asks unexpectedly.
Leah is at a complete lo
