Jas behaved with his father’s characteristic belligerence, refusing to come indoors while Hana got Phoenix into the pram. The short walk around the school grounds didn't satisfy him, and he complained when she turned for home in response to Phoenix’s hungry wails. “I want to go along the river!” he protested. “That was just a little walk. I want more than that rubbish one!”
The air seemed too thin around Hana, mirroring her reedy patience. The effort of keeping Jas pinned inside the unit robbed her of her energy and left her breathless. When she refused to let him ride his bike along the narrow hallway, he indulged in an impressive tantrum which included head banging and screaming.
She texted Logan and received nothing in reply. Her day had turned into a punishment for an unknown crime w
