Afraid that Tobias would be bored, I had the maid bring out the set of Legos the kids enjoyed. “Do you know how to play with these?”

He gave a clueless shake of his head.

After all, he had been moving from one city to another with Camelia these few years and probably never had the chance to have fun like a normal kid. Needless to say, toys were a foreign concept to him.

 

“Come, I’ll show you how. See, every piece of Lego has a serial number. Assemble them all according to this diagram into a complete model. Then you’re done.” I crouched down and picked up two pieces, fixing them together, and gestured. “Just like this. Understand?”

“Yes.” A slight smile finally appeared on his face. He immediately started piecing a few segments together.

“Looking great, kid.” I tousled his hair and showered him with praise before returning to my tasks.

 

About twenty minutes later, the silence in the living room was disrupted by Audrey’s giggles.

 

“I want a bunny!”

 

“A dog! A big bad dog! Woof!”

 

“You liar! This isn’t a parrot. It’s a little bird! Stop lying and make another one for me. This time, I want a tiger!”

awake by Audrey’s loud

was working late last

with an exaggerated O-shaped mouth, putting her

planted my hands on my hips exasperatedly when a giggle escaped her

What’s so funny?

plane model were fitted together to create shapes of a bunny, a dog, and a parrot. Though

didn’t think Legos could be played this way and

his fingers nimbly assembling Legos

going to accomplish something in

held a dog in one hand and a parrot in another, having them

stairs out of the corner of her eye, Audrey called to him, “Come here, Shaun! This person is so good

mild response. He made a beeline toward the living room, took a seat in an empty spot beside Audrey, and picked up the bunny

Audrey and Tobias, Shaun’s precociousness was especially apparent. His

name, and it’s Tobias White. Remember that

replying to her mother, Audrey exclaimed, “Both of you

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