So hungry...
The child was so hungry he was starting to feel sick.
"...I'm sorry."
The child mumbled.
"What?"
Child's Mom leaned closer to his ear.
"What did you just say?"
"I'm sorry."
The child tried to speak louder.
"Sorry for what?"
Child's Mom continued to ask.
"I'm sorry..."
The child's features scrunched up.
From the discomfort of being hungry.
And because of what he was about to say.
"...I lied."
The child finally said it.
He felt a little dazed.
The fox in his still-vivid memory and the words coming out of his mouth now made it hard for him to tell what was real...
No.
What felt most real to the child right now was...
He was so hungry.
He was terribly hungry.
He needed to eat.
To get something to eat...
The child said again, "I shouldn't have lied."
"I'm sorry."
The child's apology was still a little mumbled, but it was enough.
That would do for now.
Child's Mom couldn't bear to make him endure his hunger any longer.
Besides...
The child really did look like he was about to pass out.
Child's Dad picked the child up.
Child's Mom followed Child's Dad.
They returned to the dining room.
The rich aroma of the food in the dining room instantly roused the dazed child.
After a few big mouthfuls, the child, who had been listless just moments earlier, perked right up.
And that was that.
Who would have thought...
At this very moment...
The child would bring it up again.
And...
Child's Mom frowned.
"You said Mom wronged you?"
"Didn't you apologize back then?"
"You admitted that you were the one who lied."
Child's Mom looked incredulous.
"Did you trick Dad and Mom