When There Is Nothing Left But Love

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!”

It’s a little bird! Stop lying and make another

house would be roused awake by Audrey’s loud voice at any

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

with an exaggerated O-shaped mouth, putting

my hands on my hips exasperatedly when a giggle

What’s so funny?

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

didn’t think Legos could

nodded, his fingers nimbly assembling Legos into a rough shape of a

creative. He’s going to

a dog in one hand and a parrot

out of the corner of her eye, Audrey called to him, “Come here,

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

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

it’s Tobias White. Remember that and address him