Playing With Fire
But of course, we ran into a few hiccups while video calling at home.
For example, we nearly got discovered by his mom.
"Are you done with your homework, or are you reading comics again?"
I looked at him in the video and saw that he was staring off into space. Upon closer inspection, there was an open comic book lying on the table next to him.
However, when I yelled at him, Austin immediately whipped his head around and buried his nose into the revision books again.
A short while later, he peeked at me again and gave me the saddest puppy-dog eyes.