Brian, who did not speak throughout the whole process, finally laughed when he saw North’s look of confusion. Slightly angry, the boy questioned, “What are you laughing at?”
Brian walked to the wall without saying anything and adjusted the dartboard, leveling it to a similar height to North. Then, he said to him, “Try again.”
Stepping back, North attempted another toss again. Only this time, it did hit the dartboard, but it deviated from the center point by quite a margin. Not liking the result, he picked it up and threw it again.
In the end, Brian walked over and taught him. “Pinch it lightly with four of your fingers, like this. Maintain your balance and use your wrist to throw it. You’ll have to practice a lot and find the momentum from your failures.” He held North’s hand and flung the dart, which landed squarely on the bullseye.
Feeling a morale boost, North retrieved the dart and continued throwing it just as Brian taught. Although it did not hit the bullseye, it at least landed on the dartboard now.
Brian stated, “Rest for a while and throw it again later. It’s a bit far, plus your strength is somewhat inadequate.”
Unwilling to admit defeat, North wore a pout and an unwavering expression. Speechless, Brian thought that this child was way too competitive. No wonder why he could learn anything at such a fast pace.
After a while, he got bored watching the battle between the dartboard and North, so he sat on the couch when he suddenly received a notification. It was a follow request on Instagram along with a message. ‘The Cupid made me do it.’
Smiling, he rejected it and placed the phone back on the table. With his hands behind his head, he watched and thought about how fast North was improving as he was hitting his dart consistently on the sixth or seventh ring on the board.
“Brian, buy a bottle of vinegar for me,” shouted Ellen from the kitchen. Frowning, he wanted to ask why she did not ask Cathy to do it when he remembered that she went back to her hometown. So, he stood up unwillingly and asked, “How many bottles?” She responded, “Just one will do. I want Sunup.”
At that, he affirmed before going out. Meanwhile, North, who was immersed in throwing darts, did not even know that Brian went out. Finally, he managed to hit the bullseye and was highly excited. Yet, Brian was nowhere to be found when he wanted to brag to him about it. He looked around puzzlingly only to find that his phone was there, yet he was not.
“Grandma, where’s Uncle Brian?”
She replied, “He went to buy vinegar.” He nodded in response and continued to throw darts, but he was distracted by the nonstop notification sounds, which came from the phone on the table..
Picking it up and taking a look, he found that it was all message requests. ‘Why are you ignoring me? I’m Charlotte Burnes.”
‘Are you surprised that I have your number? He scrolled up to an older message. “The Cupid made me do it.’
Chuckling, North accepted her follow request. Just as he set the phone down, another message came. ‘If you don’t accept my request, I’ll make trouble at your hotel with my classmates.””
North replied to her, ‘If you really do, then he’ll throw you out without hesitation.” The sharp Charlotte felt that the person was not Brian. ‘Who are you?’
Don’t tell me that the account is fake. North replied, ‘My uncle isn’t here at the moment. He went out to buy vinegar. This made her ask, ‘Are you the handsome little boy from that day?’
He questioned, ‘How did you get my uncle’s number?’
