BuzzNovelLittle Cole hadn't even finished his sentence before Alessia flung the bucket of wriggling worms straight at him.
He stumbled back several steps, terror etched across his face, and frantically patted himself down to make sure
none of those slimy, squirming things had landed on him. Only after a thorough check did he finally breathe out
in relief.
Still, whether it was just in his head or not, his whole body suddenly felt itchy all
over.
“W-what was that for?!” Cole tried to sound angry, but looking at Alessia’s delicate, doll-like face, he just
couldn’t bring himself to yell.
“What, are boys scared of bugs too?” Alessia shot back.
Cole was at a loss for words.
“I... that’s not what | meant...” he mumbled, voice growing smaller and smaller. Alessia, however, had already
lost interest in talking to him.
Her whole afternoon’s work had been ruined, and she was no saint-of course she was angry. There was no time
to start over; Max would be hfrom school any minute, and she needed to cup with a way to get back at
him before he walked through the door.
Just thinking about waking up to find a spider the size of her palm sitting on her desk made her blood boil all
over again.
“Whatever,” Alessia said coldly, spinning on her heel and heading back inside.
Cole stood frozen at the door, feeling a little dejected. Only when he turned to leave did he remember why he'd
cin the first place. He opened his mouth to call out, but the door had already slammed shut, and he hadn't
even made it past the yard.
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He sighed, a wave of regret washing over him, but there was nothing to do but head home.
Jade was tidying up when she glanced over and saw Cole trudging back, looking utterly defeated, the gift for the
neighbor's kid still clutched in his hands-completely untouched.
“Cole, what's wrong?” Jade set down her work, walked over, and crouched in front of him, tilting her head with a
gentle smile. There wasn’t a hint of blin her voice.
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Cole didn’t exaggerate or make excuses. Instead, he retold exactly what had happened, word for word.
Jade found herself intrigued by this little girl next door. Most five-year-olds in that situation would have blurted
out something like, “You girls are so mean!” But instead, the girl had fired right back with a dry “What, are boys
scared of bugs too?” She was quick and sharp.
Jade laughed so hard she rolled onto the floor, the kind of laughter that shook the whole house. Cole just
watched her, resigned, clearly used to this kind of scene
from his mom.
“What's going on down here? Weren't you just dropping off a present for the neighbor's kid?” Parrish Whitley
called as he hurried down the stairs from the second floor, drawn by the commotion.
“The floor’s cold. Next time, roll out the rug before you flop down like that. Con, up you go,” he scolded
gently, scooping Jade off the floor and depositing her on the sofa.
“Honey, the little girl next door is just adorable,” Jade gushed.
“The one we saw when we were house-hunting?” Parrish asked.
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Parrish could only grit his teeth and endure it, gently patting Jade's hand to beg for
mercy.
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