You More than Anything in the World (Arissa)

That’s weird. I’ve been gone for so long, but they haven’t called me yet. Usually, they would be scrambling around to look for me already. Aren’t Mommy, Zachary, Oliver, and Jesse worried about me at all?

With that thought, Jasper checked his phone, which resembled a watch.

Uh-oh. The battery died.

“Gavin, your food’s ready!” Edwin called out when he noticed Jasper as he was about to bring the food over to Gavin’s room.

“Okay!” Jasper responded as he ran to take his seat at the dining table.

Seeing that the table was full of delicious-looking dishes, he quickly grabbed a fork and happily dug in.

“Gavin, pace yourself. Please chew your food more slowly!” Edwin urged as the way Jasper ate shocked him. What’s going on? Usually, he would chew more slowly before swallowing.

“Mm-hmm!” The boy was beaming with delight as he ate. Oh my gosh! These are heavenly! Jesse would definitely love this!

Suddenly, Jasper slowed down as he felt guilty. Did Mommy, Zachary, Oliver, and Jesse eat yet?

“Mr. Whitley, these are really good!”

“Hehe! I was afraid that you’d get tired of eating the same thing every day! Have some more if you like it!” Edwin suggested as he put more food on his plate.

Jasper caught sight of Benjamin walking toward them and started to eat quietly.

“Mr. Graham!” Edwin quickly prepared cutlery for Benjamin while the latter took his seat to eat with Jasper.

His brows furrowed deeply when he saw Jasper swallowing the food without chewing.

“Chew for thirty times before swallowing!”

“B-But I’m hungry!” Jasper exclaimed in surprise. Thirty times? That’s too tiring!

“Don’t eat too quickly! No matter how hungry you are, you must chew your food thirty times before you swallow!” Did he not eat well while I was away?

been taking his meals properly in the past few days! Maybe he’s eating

Benjamin and Edwin. Jasper paced his chewing. What’s up with this rule? He’s

reprimand him whenever Jasper didn’t chew at least thirty times. This is

room and locked the door. Once that was done, Jasper continued to search the

Luckily they didn’t call Gavin. I’ll definitely be exposed if they do. No, I must find a way to

Gavin’s number was nowhere to be found. In that instant,

Mr. Whitley?” he asked as he opened the

this for you! Let me know any time if you want to eat

the cotton candy merrily and took a

I borrow your phone for a little while?” he asked out of

you go!” Edwin reached for his phone in his pocket and passed it to Jasper without

make it bigger for you!” Jasper tilted the phone to an

the same thing before, Edwin smiled and

for a while. After that, he quickly memorized Gavin’s number and changed the font size before returning Edwin’s phone to him. Good thing Mr. Whitley doesn’t have many contacts in

is delicious!” Jasper exclaimed with a huge grin on his

brush your teeth before you sleep!” Edwin reminded with a

that! Good night, Mr. Whitley!”

the direction of Gavin’s room before

to charge his phone. He took a few more bites of the cotton candy and finished it as he waited for his device to be fully charged. After that, he went to brush his teeth and took a bath. Once he was out, the indicator showed that it was fully charged,

Gavin with Mommy, or

 Are you

almost fell asleep, reached for his phone when he heard the familiar sound of an incoming message on his phone. When he read the message, his

He contacted

received a reply from Gavin. Gavin texted: Yeah.

furrowed his brows. Huh? How does he know

you know that? Where are you now? Are

with Mommy. Daddy hasn’t found out about

at his reply, but he quickly let out a breath of relief. So he really is with Mommy! That was quick. It sure didn’t take him long to call someone

asked: Are we

guess so? We look exactly the same! Does Daddy know that you’re