When Leo was six, he learned to tell time. He learned about all the different units of time, like seconds and minutes, and he also learned about the days of the week and the months of the year. His favorite month was June because that’s when he was born and his favorite day is Monday because he gets to go to his abuela’s house at night and eat ice cream with her and play fun games with her.
He learned how to read it and write, both formal use and shorthand. As he learned, the numbers above everyone’s head, which were still there despite being with a now frustrated yet still intensely interested Dr. Rijkaard, began to change. Slashes formed in between numbers and colons began appearing.