Getting to Court

Monday

At the Hou Ancestral Home.

Hou Yi and Anna awoke with a start, when an alarm clock went off. The both noticed on the clock across the room realising how early it was, given that they needed to be at court at 8am despite a 10am listing time.

Before climbing out of bed Hou Yi turned to Anna and said "I was surprised after yesterday that James offered to stay with the children this morning so Rosemary could come back to court with us. He looked …"

"Frazzled, frayed, exhausted?"

"All that and more."

"Well the children usually can get him to do everything with them."

"According to my dad, that was not the case. James apparently sat quietly, and he and the elders spent more time with them."

"Jet-lagged them?"

"Maybe. However I cannot believe that my dad and my grandparents wanted to be with them today. I thought yesterday would have been enough?"

"Well I told them the should use the children as good practice for the future ..."