The Valley.
"Mommy… Mom… are you in there?" Oliver's small voice drifted from the hallway, light and eager.
Evelyn lifted her gaze from the book resting on her lap and turned toward the open door.
"I'm here," she answered warmly.
A moment later, Oliver appeared, his cheeks rosy and his eyes bright with excitement.
He rushed toward her, nearly tripping over his own feet, and thrust his mini iPad into her hands.
"Mom, look," he said proudly. "I just finished Uncle Oscar's game. I completed all the stages."
Evelyn blinked. "You finished what?"
"The game Uncle Oscar gave me," Oliver repeated, climbing onto the sofa beside her.
Then he pointed to the iPad screen to let Evelyn see what he meant, "He said if I finished it, he would come back and give me another stage. I finished it."
She frowned slightly and looked down at the screen.
