Nortey Jr., Sam - Thumbwars [Avidbook, MF, Contemporary, New/Young Adult, Urban Fiction] Chapter Four
I saw a young boy several seats ahead of me, not much older than ten years old. He began to loudly whine and ask his mother if he could order a hot chocolate.
When I was nearly the same age, I didn’t ask my mother’s permission for the hot chocolate I’d been craving.
On that weekend afternoon many years ago, I simply went to the fridge. I grabbed hold of the milk and chocolate syrup and then placed them on the counter.
I swiveled around, climbed on the footstool, propped myself on the counter, and found a glass in the cabinet.
First, I poured a small spoonful of the dark, thick, chocolate syrup in the glass. I then poured the creamy, bubbly, milk over it and began to stir. Nothing
