“Again? This is the second time you’ve made this mistake.”

Alhaitham pauses, hearing the sharpness in his voice. He doesn’t mean to be so short with you. He just expects a lot from you; you’re his little sibling, after all. He knows that his relationship with you is strained, but he doesn’t want it to be. You’re the only family he has left.

He attempts to soften his voice, not wanting to scare you off. “Let’s take a break. Do you want a potato boat?”

He thinks that’s what you like, anyway…