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!”

lying and make another one

would be roused awake by Audrey’s loud

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

stilled and responded with an exaggerated O-shaped mouth,

I planted my hands on my hips

What’s so funny?

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

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

Legos into a rough

is creative. He’s going to

a dog in one hand and a parrot

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

room, took a seat in an empty

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

it’s Tobias White. Remember that and address him properly next time,