Since Andrei was the star of the celebration, everyone was focusing on him. They asked him how he was, the things he liked to do when he was staying in the States as well as the things that he was looking forward to, now that he had come home to his birthplace.
They waited patiently for him to write his responses and they never said anything bad about him bringing a whiteboard when he was already old enough to speak.
Andrei was a smart child, and it was because he was smart that his family fell apart. If he was ignorant of what was happening in his family, he wouldn't be hurt, wouldn't be blamed, and wouldn't be abandoned at a very young age.
While eating, he couldn't stop himself from taking glances at Belle who sat in between Neon and Eli. Ezekiel noticed it. "Are you wondering who is that beautiful lady sitting beside your uncle and Neon?"