Ella smiled, her eyelids drooping. “I can’t believe how big she is. And she’s so kind with me. I just wish… I wish I could have had a real conversation with her. You’ll tell her thank you for me?” “You can tell her later when they get back, and I’ll translate. I think she’d like hearing it from you.” As her eyes drifted shut and her grip on Ivy’s hand loosened, Ella spoke again; her words were slightly slurred. “Yeah. I…think so…too.”
