Angel ‘s face had a sign of mock horror. Carmen put her hand over her mouth to stifle a chuckle.

Angel: Is that true mami? Even when I am with you I can’t do that either.

Carmen nodded.

Carmen: Es verdad mi amor. Whatever your mommy says applies when you’re with me too. Now you don’t want that do you?

Angel: What about with uela and Al.

Shane: Especially with your abuela and Al and Tash too. Everybody knows little boys who are sick have no fun right Carmen.

Carmen nodded right along with Shane. Angel seemed to ponder it over for a second before looking back at Carmen.

Angel: Mami

Carmen: Si Angelito.

Angel: Puede tengo el material asqueroso por favor (Can I have the yucky stuff please).

Carmen laughed at her son. He still called it the yucky stuff but at least he was going to take it.

Carmen: Are you sure?

Angel: Yes I don’t want to be sick anymore.

Shane: Ok good choice.

Carmen gave Angel his medicine and he took it without complaint.

Shane: See that wasn’t so bad.

Angel: I still don’t like it.

Shane: Ok how about if we color together will you feel better?

Angel: Can mami color too?

Shane: Of course she could if she wants.

Carmen: I’m game.

Angel: I’ll go get my colors.

Angel ran out of Carmen’s room and into his own leaving his parents alone.

Carmen: I was ready to pull my hair out because he wouldn’t take his medicine.

Shane: From what I could remember I was like that too as a kid. My mother had to reason with me too to take my medicine. I thought I’d try it out with Angel since we have kind of the same personality.

Carmen: That you do but I think a little bit of myself is being picked up on him. He tried to get out of it by finding somebody else who would let him do what he wanted to.

Shane laughed.

Shane: Yup you are very headstrong Carm.

Angel: I’m back. I was fast wasn’t I like Flash right mami.

Carmen: Right I think that you are even faster than Flash.

Angel: Faster than Flash.