บท 32: THIRTY FIVE

Recap

"Yes, your mother isn't here, and mine won't be either for a long. However, I'll be using the guest room.

You should sleep with me on my bed because..." I promise not to be overly friendly. Respect for scouts! His right hand is on his chest while he speaks.

To paraphrase, "You were never a scout Christian." After my observation, he hurls a pillow in his direction.

"I was!!" His response is rather juvenile.

"When?"

"In Grade Four!" He responds with a boastful air about his accomplishments.

They only kept you for a year because they got sick of you that quickly. I say, and his bewildered expression persists.

"I thought it was supposed to be for a year." When he inquires, I make fun of him.

"No!" With a chuckle, I say

The question, "How long is it supposed to be?" He probes