Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan) novel Chapter 180

By the time I arrived home, Carl was already awake, amusing himself with his granny in the living room.

Meanwhile, Gemma and Helga were engrossed in their chores, chattering away and laughing as they worked.

I quickly slipped into my role and asked, “Are we expecting guests for dinner?”

While amusing Carl, Mom said casually, “Your dad might bring a friend home. He texted me this afternoon, asking me to prepare some homely dishes. Specifically, something with a bit of a flair. So, I informed Gemma and Helga.”

I washed my hands and went over to play with Carl, who had been remarkably obedient these past few days, no longer demanding his mom. It seemed the saying 'whoever feeds a child, owns it' holds true!

“Did you wake up without a fuss?” I asked mom, watching Carl.

I knew this little rascal occasionally woke up cranky.

But Carl shook his head, waving his chubby hands about and grinned at me. “No! I, good boy…”

His adorable expression had us all in stitches.

We were all bowled over by his charm, laughing so hard we were practically falling over.

He squinted his eyes at us, giggling along and wiggling his little bottom, which was just too cute for words.

But his small eyes made me sigh. “Can you believe it? Everyone in our family has big, double-lidded eyes, but this one ends up with small, monolid eyes that don’t resemble anyone's!”

Mom looked at him, laughing, and said, “Small eyes are great. They focus attention. People with monolids have a certain spirit about them!”

I pouted at Mom’s contented expression. “Mom, you’re too easygoing! You’re playing favorites! In your eyes, he’s perfect!”

I looked at Carl, pinching his chubby cheek, and teased, “You’re just special, aren’t you?”

“Listen to yourself. Since when has having monolids been considered a flaw? Every child born is a champion. Think about it. Out of millions of cells, the fastest one gets the chance to come to this world. How exceptional is that!”

“That’s a bit of a stretch. Don’t you think so? That’s way over my head!” I laughed at Mom’s over-the-top reasoning.

Mom quickly added, “Besides, there have been plenty of cases where kids grow up and suddenly develop double lids!”