Chapter150

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.