Sweet Devil [BL]

Chapter 35. Spoiled Adult

Gazing out of the window wasn't that interesting, and Masha eventually grew bored of the scenery. The trees and the river had long lost their charm, not as exciting and beautiful as they initially were. Now, she could only rest her chin on her hand, letting out deep sighs of boredom while the scenery continued to pass before her eyes.

As she wondered how to kill time, Masha glanced at the two boys sitting on her left. She didn't like to read, so she thought of asking them to play a game.

However, one was absorbed in thought, while the other was deep asleep, his breathing slow and even. Seeing her brother's peaceful sleeping face, Masha couldn't help but smile and stretch a hand to push a few rebel strands of hair behind his ear.

Gabriel, who had seen her fingers approaching from the corner of his eyes, swiftly turned his head toward Masha and mouthed, "Don't wake him up."

The teenager's pleading eyes almost made Masha burst out laughing; she had to bite her lower lip to stifle her laughter. Only after seeing her nod did Gabriel heave a sigh of relief, finally convinced that she wouldn't cause trouble. Then, he refocused his attention on the scenery, paying her no more heed.

Masha pretended not to notice his rude behavior, used to it. She lowered her eyes and looked at her brother a bit longer, letting her mind wander.

She had tried to talk with Misha many times this past month, wanting to ask about what Gabriel had noticed the day they went to the amusement park. However, the few discussions they had did not lead anywhere, leaving her with more questions instead.

When she asked how school was and how his schoolmates were this year, Misha had responded by staring at her with a blank expression, not saying anything for a long time. And when he finally answered, he talked in a slow voice as if unsure of what to say.

"Pretty normal, I guess?" was his answer.

"No one bullies you in school?" Masha directly inquired since asking in a roundabout way didn't seem to work. "You have to tell me if other children are mean to you, you know?"

Following these words, Misha seemed to be deep in thought. A while passed before he tilted his head and answered, a touch of hesitation in his voice, "I don't think anyone bullies me? Even if they do, why should I care about what they say? I only care about what my family thinks of me!"

As he uttered these last words, he puffed out his small chest and cheeks, making Masha chuckle and smile from ear to ear. She patted his head and said that he was right. What others said didn't matter.

Her brother obviously didn't want to talk about school, so Masha decided not to pursue the matter further. Of course, the boy's evasive answers made her suspicious, but whenever Misha was dead set on keeping his mouth shut, she wouldn't get anything from him, no matter how much she nagged him. Stubbornness ran in the family, and Misha hadn't been spared from it. Instead, he probably was the most stubborn one.

Thankfully, there was still Dereck, her brother's best friend.

Once, before leaving Misha's house, little Dereck was cornered by Masha and interrogated until he felt like crying.

Although the two children weren't in the same class because Misha repeated a year when he was eight, they were still in the same school. Thus, Dereck knew more about her brother's situation than she did. However, the kid was so afraid of her forceful approach that he stuttered in fright, and she could not get anything useful from him.

Goodness, she only wanted to know how her brother was doing at school! Why was it so hard to find out?!

Little did she know that Misha simply didn't remember much about his primary school days. Hence, her questions were tricky for him, and he didn't know what to say, resulting in vague answers.