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!”

house would be roused awake by Audrey’s loud

and barked, “Summer was working late last night.

stilled and responded with an exaggerated O-shaped

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

What’s so funny?

them and noticed that the Lego pieces of a plane model were fitted together to create shapes of a bunny, a dog, and a parrot.

didn’t think Legos could be played this

fingers nimbly assembling Legos into a rough shape of

is creative. He’s going

and a

Audrey called to him, “Come here,

a beeline toward the living room, took a seat in an empty spot beside

was undeniably 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 a

rude, Audrey. He has a name, and it’s Tobias White. Remember that and address him properly

mother, Audrey exclaimed, “Both of you share the same family

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