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 at

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

O-shaped mouth,

taking me seriously, I planted my hands on my hips exasperatedly when a giggle escaped her a

What’s so funny?

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

this?” I didn’t think Legos could be played this

his fingers nimbly assembling Legos into a rough

kid is creative. He’s going to accomplish something in the

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

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

room, took a seat in an empty spot beside Audrey,

Tobias, Shaun’s precociousness was especially apparent. His demeanor and gaze looked like they were of

Audrey. He has a name, and it’s Tobias

exclaimed, “Both of

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