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!”

This isn’t a parrot. It’s a little bird! Stop lying and make another one for me. This time, I

would be roused awake

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

exaggerated O-shaped mouth, putting her index finger to her

my hands on my hips exasperatedly

What’s so funny?

noticed that the Lego pieces of a plane model were fitted together to create

I didn’t think Legos could be played

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

kid is creative. He’s going

dog in one hand and a parrot in another,

Shaun halfway down the stairs out of the corner of her eye, Audrey

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

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

a name, and it’s Tobias White. Remember