Speaking, Carroll tucked me in again.
"He is just a new acquaintance!"
I watched Carroll buttoning his shirt and asked, "Are you going out at such a late hour?"
"Yes. I have something at hand."
I now knew how to talk back. "Oh, got it. For a blind date with girls like Euna."
"Kid, sleep now. After you get well, you will have to give birth to a football team."
"You're mocking me again!"
I regretted what I bragged.
I was afraid that Carroll would tease me with this sentence for the rest of our life.
After I shut up, Carroll left the bedroom with satisfaction. Before his departure, he said, "Sleep!"
"Got you! I know!"
Lying on the bed, I tossed and turned.
Old Madame Brown appeared in my mind after Carroll, so my brain was in a whirl.
It came to me
