IthinkI'vedonesomethinglatelytomakeAstonangry.Astonkeptsilentanddidnotspeaktome.Ithadbeentwoweeks,andtheatmosphereinthehousehadneverbeensogloomy.Icouldn'thelpcallingAstonandaskingwhatAstonis.
"Aston,doyouknowwhatPapais?Whydon'tyoutalktohim?"
Arturocamehomefromschoolandwasdraggedintothekitchenbyme,shakinghishead.
ThisisnotthefirsttimeI'vegottenthisanswerfromcountlesschildren,asIoftendraghertoaskthequestion,andsheseemsannoyedbecauseInoticedArturo'seyebrowsarealittlewrinkled,butthisisnormal.Arturoisaneasilyirritatedandwillfulchild,andifpossible,Iwon'tletyoubeinabadmood,lazy,lazy,lazy.
Butthistime,IwillletmychildrenbecauseIcaretoomuchaboutAston.LetthefamilyatmospherehappenwhenIask.
"SoR,canyoutellmewhatPapaAstonisangryabout?"
"Whydoesn'tDadaskhimself?"Arturo'shairiswrinkledmorethanbefore.
"I'mafraidPapaAstonwillbeangry."
"You'realreadyangry,aren'tyou?"
Thereturnoften-year-oldboyslikeArturoembarrassedme.
Yes,Astonisnotusuallyaquietperson,andsuddenlybecomessoquiet,youwillbeangry.