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 voice

I rushed out and barked, “Summer was working late last night. Quit shouting

responded with an exaggerated O-shaped mouth,

she was taking me seriously, I planted my hands on my hips exasperatedly

What’s so funny?

fitted together to create shapes of a bunny, a dog, and a parrot. Though the angles were a little off,

Legos could be played this way and was

his fingers nimbly assembling Legos into a rough shape of

kid is creative. He’s going to accomplish something

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

her eye, Audrey called to him, “Come here, Shaun! This person is so good

response. He made a beeline toward the living room, took a seat in an

inequality in the world because, in front of Audrey and Tobias, Shaun’s precociousness was especially apparent. His demeanor and gaze looked like they were of

and it’s Tobias White.

Audrey exclaimed, “Both

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