EAT. But Maria and Juan take their time

Once they were inside the house, Oz went to the kitchen and then to the dinner table. He began to unpack all the meals and called out to everyone.

“Maria, Juan, children, come grab it while it’s still hot. Don’t forget to wash your hands!”

The children all came running and happily sat down around the table to get their kids meals. Various burgers, fries and soda cups were all laid out on the table with a small toy accompanying their meals. Their eyes sparkled and were impatiently waiting for their parents to come. They would not start eating without them, because this was what was taught to them.

Oz sat down himself after putting the remaining three large portions out in front of him and the two empty seats. He looked around at the children and noticed that they weren’t eating. He had a feeling that they might want to do the hand-holding part with their parents, like before all meals so far, so he shouted again:

“Juan, Maria, come, we’re all waiting for you to start eating!” he smiled and laughed as the children nodded their heads in approval.

While the others were waiting for the couple to come, they were busy in the bathroom. At first, they helped the children wash their hands, then they sent them off and told them they would come soon, they just needed to wash their own hands first. Juan and Maria shared a few seconds of silence as they scrubbed their hands with the running cold water. Their hands touched accidentally and Juan broke the silence. He asked her if she was okay at first. Maria’s face sunk a little, because she knew well why he asked her this.