No Doors Allowed (The Neva Aton Collection) by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 28

Sly shuffled in with his duvet wrapped tightly around himself. He then sat at the table, placed his head on it, and groaned loudly.

‘How the fuck does Mikey sleep on that cot every night? It’s not designed for people as tall as we fucking are.’

‘Morning Sly,’ I couldn’t help but smirk a little.

I knew my friend having a bad night sleep wasn’t supposed to be funny, but after a day and a bit of a four-year-old Sly, the sudden shift back was an amusing relief.

‘No its not morning,’ he half glared at me, ‘I refuse for it tuh be morning. I wanna go back tuh bed, coz I’m pretty sure I haven’t actually slept yet.’

‘You can go lay down on ours for a bit if you like,’ Zel shot him an understanding look.

‘Thanks,’ Sly got up and shuffled back out of the room. ‘Just don’t wake me till actual morning’s started.’

‘So tomorrow then?’ I laughed.

In response Sly shot me a look I couldn’t quite interpret, and shuffled out of the room. A couple of minutes later Mikey entered, hair still damp from the shower.

‘Is Sly up yet?’ His gaze flicked between the two of us as he sat down at the table.

‘He was, but he didn’t sleep well, so he’s gone tuh nap in our room for a bit,’ Zel shrugged.

‘You want breakfast now?’ I smiled at him.

‘Uh… mm,’ he nodded.

‘Same as yesterday?’

‘Uh… yeah, thanks,’ Mikey shifted uncomfortably for a moment, before glancing towards the doorway. ‘How… how is he this morning?’

‘Honestly Mikey, I had no idea how adorable hearing a four-year-old with a speech impediment swearing would be,’ I kept my face as straight as possible. ‘And one bad night’s sleep was all it took.’

‘Uh… seriously?’

‘Yeah, why do you think we sent him back to bed?’ I help his gaze for a moment, before laughing.

‘Uh…?’

‘He still thinks you’re being serious idiot,’ Zel smirked. ‘He doesn’t get the subtle brilliance of your sense of humour.’

‘Well I am an absolute master of the art,’ I mock bowed.

‘Yeah, you are,’ he ruffled my hair, ‘and I’m pretty sure Sly only gets it now coz he’s been ‘round it so long.’

‘Probably,’ I knocked his hand away.

‘Uh… so… so you were joking about…. the swearing?’ Mikey’s expression was uncertainly confused.

‘No he was definitely swearing,’ I smirked. ‘He just wasn’t four.’

Mikey made this absolute noise of relief as he buried his face in his hands for a moment. He then sniffed and glanced back up at us looking more than a little like he wanted to cry.

‘He’s not four?’ His gaze met with mine. ‘He’s back tuh normal?’

‘At least as normal as he ever is these days,’ Zel shrugged.

‘Uh… right… I guess normal isn’t that straight forward either,’ he sighed. ‘But… I just… I think I prefer it when he calls me Jay, or forgets he’s told me something for the twentieth time, or even just recognises me as being old enough tuh walk. I just…’ His gaze shifted away. ‘What if he ever thinks he’s younger than that? I don’t… I don’t want him tuh forget who I am.

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