Unfortunately, those were the exact words that Macky and Erica didn’t want to say or hear, as they tried to ignore their own bodies’ stomachs, which were starting to grumble quite loudly.
It was now Erica’s turn to answer the little girl. “Why don’t we try to sleep a little bit more, Katya? And when we wake up, we can check downstairs. Maybe there’s something we can eat or cook in the kitchen, right?”
“But my belly is getting angry. Can’t you hear it?” Katya replied. “Now it’s a grumpy tummy, and I don’t think it will let me sleep…”
The little girl tried to show her brother and sister her signature sad face, while keeping her voice low and still trying not to make too much noise. But in the dark attic, they heard the frown in her words more than they could see it.