"PUT ME DOWN, Appa," Neoma said to her stunned father. "I'm awake now, so I'll just walk."
Fortunately, her father listened and put her down. "Neoma, give me time to think without starving yourself. Please. I hope you understand that I need to gather my thoughts first so I can break the news to your mother as gently as possible."
"Don't worry, Appa. I'll drink plenty of water."
"Neoma."
"Good night, Appa."
After saying that, she walked fast to get inside their house.
When she got in, she found her mother walking in a hurry while holding a blanket.
Aww.
[Eomma grabbed a blanket for me.]
"Oh, you're already awake, sweetie," her mother said. "Where's your father?"
"I got cold, so I ran and left Appa, Eomma," Neoma said, her voice sounding playful so her mother would think she was only joking. "Appa is a slowpoke."
It worked.
