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!”

Stop lying and make

entire house would be roused awake by Audrey’s

out and barked, “Summer was working late last

with an exaggerated O-shaped

I planted my hands on my hips exasperatedly when a

What’s so funny?

a plane model were fitted together to create shapes of

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

his fingers nimbly assembling Legos into a rough

He’s going to accomplish something in

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

of her eye, Audrey called to him,

a beeline toward the living room, took a seat in an empty spot beside Audrey, and picked up the bunny Tobias made,

in the world because, in front of Audrey and Tobias, Shaun’s precociousness was especially apparent. His

and it’s Tobias White. Remember