“Look at this, Brandon.” Louis placed a stack of photo paper on the table. Then, he showed them one by one to his friend.

“This is a picture of Russell crying. This is a picture of him laughing. And this is a picture of Russell being angry.”

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“Can babies get angry? Isn’t he still too young to understand anything?

Brandon shook his head faintly.

Louis shrugged. “I don’t know about that. But when Russell sees something he doesn’t like, his hands keep flapping and his mouth makes sounds….” Louis imitated a baby’s moan which made the librarian glance.

he

“Russell also has sharp eyes, Brandon. If he feels annoyed by us, will glare while furrowing his eyebrows.” Emily touched the base of her eyebrows, checking to see if they were the same shape as Russell’s eyebrows in the picture:

Brandon smiled at Emily’s expression. “I think he must be really cut when he’s angry.”

“Yes!” Emily nodded quickly. “He’s always cute, all the time. Louis, show him a picture of Russell in the shower.”

Louis chose a photo then placed it in front of Brandon. “Russell likes playing in the water. I think when he gets older, he’ll be a great

swimmer.”

“Besides,” Emily grabbed the collection of photos in Louis’ hands,

choosing one, “Russell also likes kicking. His legs are very strong. That’s why Daddy bought him this toy. He always laughs when he manages to kick the ball.”

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“Wow, i didn’t know that your little brother could already do so many things. I thought it took a long time for a baby to learn.”

Louis smiled proudly. “I don’t know about other babies, but I think Russell is also a genius like us. Because of that, he learns faster.”

Emily nodded in agreement. “You know, Brandon? Every day he always waits for us to come home. Maybe he’s lonely after not having any friends all day. As soon as he saw us and Daddy come home from work, he became excited. Oh, I can’t wait for him to be able to talk. His voice must be so cute.”

While examining the photos in front of him, Brandon’s lips pursed. His eyes dimmed a bit.

“It seems like having a younger sibling would be really fun,” he muttered unenthusiastically. “It’s a shame that my mother can no longer give birth. Her uterus has been removed.”

frowned. “What is a uterus?”

that’s where the baby sleeps in mother’s stomach.”

in their eyes Don’t be sad, Brandon. You can come to our house sometime and play with Russell.” Louis patted his

lips slowly rose again. “Thank you, Louis.” After a brief moment of contemplation, he tilted his head

sister, can I think of you as

only Emily, but Louis flinched. “How can that be? We’re

Emily are also the

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your sister.”

pursed. “That’s because I was born first.”

two months earlier than yours. Emily could

listless look. His other hand touched

sorry, Brandon. I really want to comfort you, but I don’t want to share Emily with anyone. She’s

won’t take her home, Louis. She will stay with you. I just want to think of Emily as my sister. I will share my food with her, study with her, and look after her when we run together. She will be safer and

that’s a bit strange. You’re not my brother. We’re friends. I’ve had enough of Louis as my big brother,” Emily

just had a birthday. That means she’s younger than you, and she doesn’t have an older brother. She’ll be happy if you think of her as a sister.”

spontaneously frowned. “But I don’t like Molly. I just

look after Emily.”

are chubby like Emily’s.” Louis poked Emily’s cheek with his

Brandon still shook

you talking

raised their eyebrows. “Uncle? Why did you follow us here?” They

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“There’s i

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you need to know. Ava is about to give birth. in the

Their mouths were wide

out a laugh.

is about to

“Oscar Oasis?

blinked and shook his head quickly. “I mean

hospital after school?” Emily looked at Philip with sparkling

last class is over, let’s not chat anymore, okay? Let’s

firmly. They couldn’t wait to meet

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