“Oh, hi!” The much older woman turned in order to ruffle Karen’s hair, which while she showed no outward sign of displeasure inside she wondered why she even bothered fixing it. It didn’t much help when her grandmother asked, “Are you excited?”
For what? There was nothing to be pumped up over with this little nuisance involved. The girl didn’t express that thought either, however, instead volunteering a half-hearted, “Yeah, I guess.”
“Oh, that’s all? You should be happy!” As the baby cooed appreciatively as Karen’s dad played with him, the shrugged again. “Aren’t you happy about your family becoming whole?”