Because Lil Star showed off Erik's brave conduct in front of Anthea, after dinner, Erik was summoned to the study by his mother.
Although Anthea knew the details of the whole story and realized that there was a reason for his son to start a fight, she still believed that, in any case, fighting was a wrong solution. She insisted on this point, and therefore she decided to give her son a little punishment. Erik was ordered to stay in the room and reflect upon what he had done wrong for two hours.
Under the canopy, the moon was shining brightly. It was already late at night.
Anthea stopped Lil Star who was holding her toys and running downstairs and upstairs. She reminded her daughter that it was time to go to bed. Otherwise, she would not be able to get up early and go to school tomorrow.
Lil Star was very obedient in front of her mother. She put down her toys and went back to her room with her mother.
After Anthea helped her daughter take a bath, she put her onto the princess bed. While covering her with a quilt, Anthea said somewhat worriedly, "Lil Star, you have to sleep in your own room tonight. Don't sneak into your brother's room again, okay?"
She had emphasized this to her daughter almost every night.
But from time to time, Anthea would always catch her daughter sleeping on her son's bed the next morning.
Lil Star blinked her eyes. She was as obedient as she could possibly be. "Humm!"
Looking at her daughter's cute face, Anthea felt comfortable and touched. She leaned over and kissed Lil Star's forehead.
"Good night, Mom..." Lil Star's voice was sweet.
"Good night!" Anthea smiled.
After turning off the light, Anthea went back to the master bedroom and talked with her husband, who was in the army, through video communication.
The Chin family had the tradition of training their children in military postures. This tradition started from Adam's father, Bellamy Chin. Erik had been influenced by Adam, a military officer, since he was a child. Although he was only an elementary school student now, his military postures were very standard.
At this time, he stood in the corner of the room and seriously reflected upon what he had done wrong. This was the punishment ordered by his mother.
The phone rang. This meant that the two hours of punishment was over. Erik breathed a sigh of relief and went into the bathroom to take a bath and change into his pajamas.
As soon as he lifted the quilt and lay down on the bed, he heard someone twisting the doorknob.
The doorknob was twisted bit by bit, as if this person was a thief.
Erik seemed to have expected this. He was not surprised at all. He just waited calmly.
The door was opened, and a little head protruded into the room through the crack between the door and its frame.
After that, Lil Star, who was also wearing pajamas, ran in barefooted. She closed the door carefully and locked it from the inside. Her movements were skillful, as if she had done it many times before.
She threw herself onto his bed and smiled.
"Erik, I want to sleep with you!"
Erik helped her onto the bed and said helplessly, "Lil Star, didn't Mom tell you that we can't sleep together in the future!"
"But without you, I couldn’t sleep well. I would have nightmares at night. Big monsters would chase after me and want to eat me!" Lil Star had plenty of reasons every she wanted to sleep with her brother.
Then, she used another unique skill, "Erik..." Erik sighed, raised his hand to rub her head, and patiently explained, "Lil Star, there is a distinction between men and women. I am a boy, and you are a girl, and therefore we can't sleep together. This is not allowed!"
He was ten years old now, and would go to middle school next year. Although he didn't understand everything about men and women, he knew a lot more than she did.
For instance, Lil Star only knew that it was a very shameful thing to have her skirt lifted by a male student in the school. However, she didn't know much more than that. After all, they weren't very little kids. It seemed to be unsuitable for the two of them to sleep together indeed.
Lil Star's face darkened. "Is it impossible for us to do that in the future?"
"Things may change in the future..." Erik's voice was a little low, and there was an air of emotional changes in his eyes. He coughed and just emphasized, "But not now!"
"Oh!" Lil Star was extremely disappointed.
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