207: The first step - part 1

"So, are we there yet?"

Aurora ignored the question as she drive away in the car. There was no point in answering this question since it had been asked thrice in the past fifteen minutes.

"No Mary. We are not there yet and we will not reach our destination until a few hours have passed."

Rita answered the question with the same tired sigh that Aurora wanted to give. She was tired of that question and the child's endless energy. Did Mary never get tired and fall asleep?

Aurora wanted to wake up Astoria and hand the driving over to her but the elder looked too peaceful to wake up. It made Aurora not want to disturb her.

And the result of that decision was to curb the child's curiosity about their destination.

"Alright. I understand."

Finally, it seemed as if Mary was willing to listen and be quiet now. But the silence was not to last long.

It was a mere five minutes later when Mary opened her mouth with a familiar question.

"Sooooo, are we there now?"