“You mean this?” He shakes it beside his head. “I don’t know. I think I’ll hold unto it.”
Why, this kid. I’m about to say something but end up closing my mouth like a fish out of water. I’ll only be wasting breath if I go on. Fine. I unclench my knuckles and take in a deep breath. It’s too early to get irritated. No wait. He’s already annoyed me. Let me rephrase that then. It’s too early to get even more irritated by him. If you allow him to pull your strings, you’ll only be giving him the reaction he wants. And besides. He’s bound to put it down anyway. Ot’s not like he’ll go to such great lengths and hold unto it even after we’re done breakfast. He’ll get tired and forget about it in the end. I agree with my thoughts and decide to just stay calm. If he wants to play like a child, I’ll
