This level of productivity was something else. I even managed to learn something I had found impossible for the past many years.
Nothing burned, and no one died.
100% Success!
If I'm being honest, my mood hasn't been great. However, being hyper-focused on learning this and seeing my loved ones somehow helped pull me out of this stupor.
One would think I was learning how to dismantle bombs instead of learning how to fry an egg.
When my parents witnessed the crime scene, I heard them retreat, backtracking stealthily.
So much for having faith in me!
But they didn't make it out. Ultimately, they were the next unwilling tasters for today's lesson.
To their surprise, I succeeded, and I think they were even prouder of this achievement than of my past gold medals or championships.
"My baby, how have you been?" Dad asked, scowling without even hearing my answer.
