Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Tired Boy
Tom comes home from school exhausted, drops his backpack and pants, and pretends he doesn't want cuddles from Emma, but she sees through him and pulls him onto her lap. He grins, then falls asleep on her.
The front door banged open. Tom shuffled inside, his backpack dragging from one hand. His brown hair was messy, his cheeks pink from the warm afternoon. He dropped the backpack on the floor with a loud thump, then kicked off his shoes without bothering to untie them.
Emma was on the couch, curled up with a book. She looked up as Tom walked past her toward the hallway, then stopped. He was walking funny, with his hands hovering near the front of his pants. He turned around and came back, standing right next to her, his hand resting between his legs like he always did when he was tired or embarrassed.
"Hey, Tom," Emma said, putting her book down. "How was school?"
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