“Noah, come get me, come get me…” Hedwig had just taken a shower. She was wearing pajamas and running around the living room.
After I chased her several rounds, I felt tired and said, “I’m done. This is no fun.”
“No! Noah, play with me.” Hedwig pouted and pulled my arm, swaying it.
At this time, the door of Mabel’s place was suddenly pushed open, and I turned to see. Mommy was back.
“Mommy is back!” I ran over and hugged her. “Mommy, did you go on a date with someone?”
Mommy could not help but chuckle. “You are thinking too much. I was just hanging out with a friend.”
“Mommy, I want to see daddy again. OK?” Hedwig also squeezed over. Her two small hands held mommy’s other leg pitifully. Hedwig raised her little head and pleaded.
When mommy heard Hedwig’s request, she immediately squatted down and stroked Hedwig’s little head. Mommy said gently, “Hedwig, don’t you have Noah? Let’s not look for daddy, OK? Mommy will take you back to our previous place. The three of us will live our lives to the fullest.”
I was aside, and I heard mommy say that she would take us back to the old place. I thought, ‘Does it mean that… Mommy will take me and Hedwig back to Pennsylvania?‘
“No! Mommy. I don’t want to go back there. I want to go back to daddy’s
house. Daddy’s house is so big and wonderful. And there are so many toys. and tasty food… Mommy, can’t we go back to daddy’s home?” Hedwig asked innocently.
“Hedwig, listen to mommy. If it’s up to you, who would you be with? Daddy or mommy?” asked Mommy.
Hedwig looked at me, and then she gave me a push with her small hand. “Noah, who would you choose?”
“Mommy, are you willing to stay if I let daddy become your mate?” I was silent because I was thinking about a deeper question.
Mommy looked at me in a daze.
Hedwig jumped up and cheered, “Great! Noah and I will have a daddy and a mommy! Yay!”
“Noah, I’m not your daddy’s mate. Don’t be naive. Your daddy and I are from two separate worlds,” Mommy said very seriously.
“You will be. He promised me!” I said confidently.
“Noah, you’re still a little boy. He must be lying to you.” mommy tried to explain.
“Daddy won’t lie. He is the Lycan King. The Lycan King cannot lie. Mommy, why don’t…”
“No!” Mommy blurted out, and her tone was very determined, which startled us.
Mommy scratched her long hair in great irritation and walked to her bedroom.
Hedwig and I looked at each other, at a loss somehow.
Soon, Mabel followed mommy into the room and closed the door.
H
“Come with me!” I waved at Hedwig, and the two of us ran into another
room.
With my two little hands behind my back, I paced the room.
Hedwig immediately said, “Noah, what should we do? Mommy doesn’t want us to see daddy again, but I still want to play with daddy. He is nice
to me.
“Dummy, is mommy mean to you?” I glared at Hedwig immediately.
Hedwig pouted, and she kept nodding. “Mommy is nice to me too! But I’ll be happier if daddy and mommy are both with me!”
“You’re so greedy at such a young age. What will happen after you grow up?” I scolded Hedwig.
Hedwig immediately lowered her head and said pitifully, “Noah, don’t you miss daddy? Didn’t you say before that when we found daddy, you would let daddy take you to soccer and play toys with you? Now that we have found daddy, you don’t like him. You are so annoying!”
“Who says I don’t like him? Can’t you see that mommy doesn’t like him? We swore before! We won’t like anyone mommy hates!” I said angrily.
“Why doesn’t mommy like daddy? Mommy should like him,” Hedwig said, tilting her head.
I suddenly had an idea.
“Why don’t we call daddy?” I said.
Hedwig immediately nodded hard and was very happy. “OK! I want to hear daddy’s voice. But… We don’t have daddy’s number.”
“There’s no need to call. Henry told me how to use Mind–Link today. Henry said that we were daddy’s kids, so we could use Mind–Link to contact him directly.” I happened to recall it.
“Okay! Noah, hurry up! Use Mind–Link to contact Daddy!” Hedwig jumped up and down and asked.
I gestured for Hedwig to calm down and then recalled the method Henry taught me. I tried to shield myself from the surrounding sounds and focused on my mind.
Then I outlined daddy’s appearance in my mind and called his name silently.
But I didn’t have that “connected” feeling that Henry mentioned. I tried to change the way I addressed him and called out to daddy silently.
Just as I was murmuring silently for the fifth time, I suddenly felt that I had made a connection with someone. It was a wonderful feeling I had never had before.
“Noah?” Daddy’s voice sounded in my mind, as if he were speaking in my ear. I tried to concentrate and not let myself look around, and then I responded to him silently.
“Noah, how did you learn to use Mind–Link? Why don’t you say anything? Are you still mad at me?” Daddy’s voice came again.
“Daddy. Henry taught me how to contact you through Mind–Link,” I explained and then continued, “Daddy, I want to ask you something. Will you let mommy be your mate?”
“I’ll consider it if you can convince your mommy to move in with me,” answered daddy.
“But mommy says she hates you.” I sighed inwardly.
Daddy immediately raised his voice, “Did she really say that?”
“Yes. Daddy, did you do something annoying mommy? That’s why she hates you. Why don’t you apologize to her? Mommy is forgiving. Once
you two make up, we can meet again,” I said.
“OK. I will come over and apologize to her tomorrow. You and Hedwig should also put in a few good words for daddy, okay?” Daddy was silent. for a moment and then answered.
“Really? That’s great…” I couldn’t help but smile happily.
At the same time, the door was pushed open, and I heard mommy’s voice. “Noah, what are you doing? Are you using Mind–Link?”
