Lucian heaved a deep sigh and licked his lips. He vividly remembered how he fell while bathing and playing with Michael. Michael laughed at first but when he saw blood flowing from his idol's lips, he began to cry.
"Let's not do this again, Lucian! You get hurt," he wailed.
"I'm okay, trust me," Lucian tried to make him worry less but Michael seemed to be so in love with him to be so scared at the sight of his blood gushing out.
Michael tried to warm his idol the way his mother does to him but he didn't succeed because Lucian was a lot bigger than him.
However, Lucian hugged him to receive the warmth Michael wanted to share. "Mama will treat you if you tell her," Michael said while Lucian was dressing him up for the day.
"Look at me my boy," Lucian brought Michael's eyes to his. "Don't let Mama know, okay?"
"Why?"
"Because she'll call us dirty and ugly and do you want that?" Lucian asked.
