“Same way Ana Kuya got me to stop begging her to keep a lantern lit at night.” “Really?” “Yes,” he said starting the climb. “Told me I had to be brave for you, that if I was scared, you’d be scared.” “Well, she told me I had to eat my parsnips to set a good example for you, but I still refused to do it.” “And you wonder why you were always getting the switch.” “I have principles.” “That means, ‘If I can be difficult, I will.’” “Unfair.”
