But, for some reason, this time it was different, James didn’t feel his insides crashing down at the revelation; he didn’t feel utterly defeated and beaten down either. He was brought back to earth by Mayra’s piercing voice telling him that Grandma wouldn’t be home for a long time. Ellen, he thought internally, swiftly swinging around.

Getting up on the couch and turning on the TV, Marya ushered to James to come over and sit next to her, which James thought she had to be crazy if she thought he was going to do so. Instead, he waddled off into another room, sitting on the floor and reflecting on his newfound thoughts – why was he starting to think about diapers so much?