11 Interlude - Morning Thoughts (2/2)

Holding the tip of the blade against the cutting board with his knife angled upward he began trying to slice an invisible ingredient by guiding it with his left hand while curling them inwards, using his knuckles to guide his knife.

With the tip of the blade in constant contact with the cutting board, pull the knife backwards slightly until the blade slices into the invisible ingredient.

I just saw something unbelievable, this was not something a regular one-year-old would do.

”What is he doing? some sort of image training?” I instantly resorted.

”My Hos.h.i.+ is a genius. He must have learned it from me!” said Akira.

”No no no, this isn't about being a genius. This is abnormal!”

”Are you calling my baby boy abnormal?” Akira whispered.

I felt the cold edges of her word and denied everything.

I didn't want to sleep on the couch or get thrashed by my wife.

Hos.h.i.+ continued his image training and after a few hours, he looked disappointed.

My wife wanted to walk over and cheer him up, but I prevented her from doing so.

I felt Hos.h.i.+ would deny everything, and the best way to spot the problem was to watch him.

My son took a deep breath and looked around his playpen.

He spotted a few containers of play-doh we brought him.

He showed no interest in it previously, but his eyes were telling a different tale at that very moment.

Instantly, Hos.h.i.+ displayed an incredible amount of zeal and grabbed the play-doh and took it out of the container.

He threw the play-doh onto the cutting board and began to slice into it.

After slicing it as thin as possible, Hos.h.i.+ would reform the play-doh and slice at it once again.

Hos.h.i.+ would repeat this cycle for a few hours.

”Woot!” my son exclaimed.

We weren't sure why he was celebrating but he looked content and accomplished and that's all that matters to us.

The kettle began to whistle, I woke me up from my little daydream.

I stood up to turn off the stove and grab the kettle.

I began to pour the boiling water into my coffee cup while stirring.

I took a sip and sighed aloud, my expression began to change from sleepy to awake.

I heard some noise coming from the stairway and looked.

I saw my wife coming downstairs; I stood up and greeted her with a hug.

”Good morning, honey!”

”Arent you chirpy today?” noted Akira.

”Just got some coffee in me, feeling much more awake now.”

”That's great because it's time to prepare for Hos.h.i.+ second birthday!”

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