Stan stared at her for a long moment. Then he laughed—a dry, rattling sound. “You’re tougher than the boy’s dad.”
Mary immediately went into hostess mode, offering sweet tea and uncomfortable smiles. George leaned against the doorframe, suddenly interested. And Sheldon, for the first time in his short life, felt a sensation he could not immediately categorize. It was a prickle behind his ears, a tightness in his chest. Later, Meemaw would call it competition . Sheldon would call it an inefficient allocation of emotional resources .
The next day, he told Jeremy that he had been invited to a private lecture at Rice University. Jeremy’s face fell. For a glorious five seconds, Sheldon felt triumphant. Then Jeremy’s mother called Mary, and the lie unraveled faster than Georgie’s attempt to wash his gym uniform in the dishwasher.
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Stan stared at her for a long moment. Then he laughed—a dry, rattling sound. “You’re tougher than the boy’s dad.”
Mary immediately went into hostess mode, offering sweet tea and uncomfortable smiles. George leaned against the doorframe, suddenly interested. And Sheldon, for the first time in his short life, felt a sensation he could not immediately categorize. It was a prickle behind his ears, a tightness in his chest. Later, Meemaw would call it competition . Sheldon would call it an inefficient allocation of emotional resources .
The next day, he told Jeremy that he had been invited to a private lecture at Rice University. Jeremy’s face fell. For a glorious five seconds, Sheldon felt triumphant. Then Jeremy’s mother called Mary, and the lie unraveled faster than Georgie’s attempt to wash his gym uniform in the dishwasher.
