Maya stopped scrolling on her tablet by minute ten. Leo set down his dinosaur by minute fifteen. By the halfway point, all three of them were on the couch under the same blanket, Lena’s arm around both.
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“Found one,” Lena announced. The Puffin’s Journey . None of them had heard of it. The poster showed a scruffy baby puffin wearing a tiny knitted scarf. Maya stopped scrolling on her tablet by minute ten
“Looks babyish,” Leo said, clutching his dinosaur. Lena typed "family movies on amazon prime free"
Leo wiped his nose on his sleeve. Lena pretended not to see. After the credits rolled, they sat in silence for a moment. Then Maya said, “Can we watch it again?”