en's

, letting thoughts of shame occupy my head, but a

nly meant that William was the one knocking. Inadvertently, images of barging into the bathroom to see him in such a sta

im with such a look? And wo

en!" I hear h

short of words with w

can go have your bath now," he says again, and then I hear hi

e of water that was atop my bedside cabinet. Only when I felt I cou

nutes

oom. Well, my brother's room is opposite mine. He sho

om's door make a clinking sound, and I quickly r

t, and I sigh in relief as if I'd

-and-seek situation can't continue for

.

orning is

in the house with us. William is not allowed to ga

11:00

lso left early to visit her friend Moreen, whose husband lost his mother recently. I'm not good

oom's door, blocking entry. Frowning, I ask, "William, what's th

ted but not surprising question. And he doesn't seem like he'll let me into my room if I

o stop, and we need

to push him from the entrance to my room, but he doesn't budge. I keep trying but even when I got e

pulls me along to the sitting room

e me. I look away fr

easy for you, and neither is it for me. Let's just pretend

im, "Brother, you s

'm sorry I threw that slipper at you. I really regret it," he confesses. Then he does a shocking

can you forgive m

ant to forgive him immediately, but I can't be too eager

only on one cond

out thinking

" he smilingly responds, to

swer game in your room," I suggest. I see tha

quence. You care to know?" I question h

t it," he says as h

you'll have to take off a piece

for a moment, but

anyway," he confidently says, and I shake my head as he leaves. When he'

? And the surprising thing

o

put my hands down and assume a smug

t?" he asks, "So that

oose," I say wi

an begin now. I'll wait for you in my room," then he turns t

onytail in

k," I yell as I

feeling too well," he says as he

ntering my room to wear s

blocking my escape. He's already worn so ma

than I am! How can I t

ly. If this is the only way for me to go out to w

given permission for you to have a day of

m, how could

the game," He responds,

ntered his room for months and seeing it today, it smells nice and looks

e takes his seat on one of

stard is wearing so many clothes; I'm

, and my frown deepens,

n hour

e is st

really difficult questions. He gets some right and others wrong, and that leads him to take off a

t for show; they're solid. He must

ut instead of the simple questions like bef

teeth un

eone who could sleep all through a math period and sometimes e

bra. How am I supposed to get an answer, even

s the one losing all this time. I shouldn't be too pained.

, he loses once and ha

me, the unhappy me takes off my skirt.

es before, so it's not his first time see