Leo quickly moved close to Nova, helped him take the big slab of his shoulder and gently placed it down on the ground, as Lily also shared some load from Maya. The little girl turned to look at Nova and said, "Uncle Nova, could you not have made a second trip with all these things? Look at poor Maya, she is so tired."
Nova wanted to retort but he didn't know how to, because while he saw the plight of his daughter, he could not do anything about it, this is the only way he knew how to raise kids. Leo saw his embarrassment and said, "Lily, he just wanted to finish early so that Maya could eat sooner, don't talk like that to your elders."
Lily realized that she had said something wrong and said, "I apologize, Uncle Nova, it's just I got too worried about Maya."
