Condom shivered in the cold.
It was embarrassing to admit that she was frightened by a child in his early teens.
Yet Alvin Clegg had such an aura.
He was small, young, and even had a nickname, Jose, that sounded diminutive, but all these 'smalls' combined to create a powerful presence.
"But if I leave the palace without permission and get caught, I will surely die a horrible death," Condom said with a gloomy tone.
"You won't die," Jose said, "Daddy won't punish you because he can't bear it, Mommy doesn't have the habit of punishing people, and Grandma... she will admire you."
"Grandma will admire me?"
"She will, she admires all actions that show intelligence and courage."
After Jose said this, both were silent.
Unusually, he didn't repeat his words.
That night, Condom tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.
The words of Jose echoed in her ears again and again.
