<div style="text-align: justify;">Marsha and Daniel smiled back at Alice, happy to have such nice next door neighbors. Tina had also liked the neighbors, and starting to quickly feel more comfortable with them. Knowing that there was a boy about her age made everything easier, after all. <br/><br/>When Alice greeted her, Christina smiled and nodded enthusiastically. “Hello, Mrs”, she greeted politely. “I am fine, and I love the new house and the new bedroom, thank you”, the little girl completed, her eyes lighting up happily.<br/><br/>After answering Alice’s question, Christina turned her attention to Milo and smiled to him. “Nice to meet you, Milo”, she replied. The little girl’s eyes lit up again when Milo said his dog would love to meet her. “I love dogs, and I would love to meet him!”, Tina replied with the enthusiasm that was normal in children. <br/><br/>Once the adults moved to go inside, Tina moved as well, really hoping dinner wouldn’t take too long to be served. She was really hungry after working all day moving things here and there. Yet, talking to Milo was a lot of fun. “I really like paint. I used to have classes back in my old school, too”, she replied, stopping to close the door on her way in. “I like a lot of colors, but I really like blue. People say it’s a boy color, but I like it anyway”, Tina completed, nodding when Milo said the casserole smelled good. It did, indeed, and Tina couldn’t wait to taste it. <br/><br/>When Milo apologized, Tina smiled. “I like new people too. And I like you”, she replied quietly. After a pause, the girl looked at her parents. “My dad works at the Ford factory. My mom writes books, she is very smart”, the girl continued. “Dad says it all the time, and that her books are very good. But they are books for grown ups, so I don’t really understand much”. <br/><br/>Tina would say something more, when Marsha called out to her. “Tina - why don’t you and Milo go wash your hands?”, she asked, with a smile. “Dinner is served!”. With a big smile, Tina gestured for Milo to follow. “Come on, I’ll show you where to come”, she invited, happily. It was clear that Tina was as happy as Milo to have a new friend.</div>