Another week had passed, and my attempts to make Jase eat at least with a spoon failed as well as making him wash with soap. Jase refused both; however, he was careful enough not to make a mess while eating. On the other hand, he didn’t mind using tools when he was cooking with Val. Val tried to teach him to make a simple soup, but Jase wasn’t interested in that either. After the third unsuccessful try, Val gave up. Till the end of the week, Jase was able to cook just by himself without the risk of setting the kitchen on fire, and Val didn’t have anything better to do but sit at the table and enjoy tea or coffee while watching Jase. Since the episode with the touch, they both kept at least an arm’s length distance from each other, and I kept my eyes on the two grown men so that they di

