“My Mommy Has Been Sleeping for Three Days”—A Six-Year-Old Arrived at the Hospital With Newborn Twins in a Wheelbarrow

Clara thanked him.

The wheel squeaked when he set it down.

Chloe turned toward the sound from inside the house, then went back to the puzzle in front of her.

Nobody followed her with a question.

PART 7 — Dirt Instead of Towels

The wheelbarrow stood beside the house through several ordinary changes in weather.

Rain left dark marks beneath it.

Wind carried a leaf into the basin.