A Family in Sunlight
A flicker of calm broke across Ania's face - then vanished. A quiet admission slipped out: perhaps just a bit
One eyebrow rose as Anna tilted her head. Her eyes sparkled when she said, "Just a little?".
Her teeth pressed down on her lower lip. A wide smile spread across her face right after. She said, perhaps meaning more than she let on, it was definitely a lot
Laughter spilled from her, bright and open, pulling everyone into its wake. Ben even smiled, then - a soft laugh escaping, something so uncommon it sat heavy in the air. Just then, everything else faded, leaving only the three of them huddled near the sunlit edge, water whispering nearby while voices drifted faintly from the courtyard beyond. That stillness held tight, fragile as thin glass warmed by dawn, balanced on the edge of breaking.
