Unlimited (2013)
“There were a hundred different reasons why it did not work. A thousand. Fragile components and connectors might have been damaged beyond repair. But Simon did not think so. He had checked each module in turn and then linked them together and tested them again. In truth, he did not mind the delay, not even when he had to call Pedro and Sofia back over so they could hold flashlights to illuminate his hands. He figured if they really got bored, they would let him know, and he’d return to the orphanage, and sleep, and get up, and try again.
But they did not indicate any desire to leave. Instead they talked in quiet tones, an intimate conversation. Simon spoke no Spanish, and yet he had the distinct impression that their topic was very deep, very profound. Their voices carried the musical lilt of caring concern and love. There was none of the combative edge that marked most of the conversations he had heard between them.
Pedro asked another question.
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