"Sweetie, I know you want to read, but you're still too young to read a book like this. Let me read it instead, okay?"
Melony sighed. "Okay, Daddy."
Mr. Stevens smiled, then took the book from his daughter. Then he began to read, apparently not noticing how Melony continued to grow smaller and younger after every page.
While Melony was drifting off to sleep, Molly continued her search for the cloud.
"Excuse me, what are you doing here?" a man asked from behind her. "The mall is closing soon. No one should be back here."
