en's

ently letting thoughts of discomfiture occupy my head b

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

im with such a look? And wo

en!" I heard

s short of words with w

can go have your bath now," he said again and then I heard hi

le of water that was atop my bedside cabinet. Only when I felt I c

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utes l

bathroom, and I was o

e mine. He should already be sleep

om's door make a clinking sound and I quickly rushe

aped a precarious situation. Still, I knew deep down that this hide-and-se

.

orning was

n the house with us. William was not allowed to gam

0 am at t

also left early to visit her friend, Phaidra, whose husband lost his mother recently. I'm not goo

s door, blocking entry. Frowning, I asked, "William, what's the

keep avoiding me, Kitten?"

't seem like he'd let me into my room if I didn't give him a good expl

t," I fina

s to stop and we

g to push him from the entrance to my room but he didn't budge. I kept trying but even when I got e

to the sitting room where he made me sit on the couch. The

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

nd reminded him, "Brother

I'm sorry I threw that slipper at you. I really regret it," he confessed. Then he did a shockin

can you forgive m

o

to forgive him immediately but I couldn't be too eager.

only on one cond

hout thinking

he smilingly responded, to wh

er game in your room," I suggested. I saw that

uence. You care to know?" I questioned h

t it," he said as h

you'll have to take off a piece

r a moment but then

nyway," he confidently declared and I shook my head as he left. When he was

? And the surprising thing

o

kly put my hands down and assumed a sm

" he inquired, "So that

oose," I said w

can begin now. I'll wait for you in my room," then he turned

ponytail in

k," I yell as I

eeling too well," he suggested as

ntering my room to wear some

m blocking my escape. He'd already worn so m

han I am! How could I tal

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

given permission for you to have a day off

of saucers, disbelief shrouding my f

he game," He responded, d

red his room for months and seeing it today, it smelled nice and looked sq

he took his seat on one of

tard was wearing so many clothes; I was

sed and my frown deepened

hour l

e was s

've been asking really difficult questions. He got some right and others wrong and

ated opposite

t for show; they're solid. He must

ut instead of the simple questions like bef

my teeth

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

ra. How was I supposed to get an answer, even i

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

, he lost once and had

ime, the unhappy me took off my skirt.

es before, so it was not his first time s