Accidentally become a father-Chapter 88: Moving Things
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"...I don’t know."
I swiped the screen again.
Another video appeared.
Someone fixing an engine.
Hands covered in oil.
A socket wrench lying on the floor.
Fast movements.
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Yuna leaned in slightly.
"...His hands are dirty..."
"Yeah."
"...Why didn’t he wash them first..."
"...If he kept washing them, he’d never finish."
"...Oh..."
She gave a small nod.
Not entirely convinced.
I swiped again.
A video of someone drawing.
A straight line.
Slow.
Yuna held her breath for a second.
"...Don’t mess up..."
The line stayed straight.
"...Safe..."
I glanced at her.
"...Why are you the one getting tense."
Yuna fell silent.
"Yeah... I don’t know."
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I swiped again.
A few videos passed by.
Without pausing for long.
I exited the app.
Opened something else.
A game.
A black screen.
A small image.
A dinosaur.
I tapped the screen.
The dino ran.
Then—
jumped.
Over a cactus.
Yuna immediately leaned forward.
"...Is it running by itself?"
"Yeah."
"...Why?"
"...That’s just how the game works."
"...What if it hits something?"
"Just watch."
A few seconds passed.
The dino hit a cactus.
Game over.
Yuna immediately lifted her head a little.
"...It died..."
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I restarted it right away.
Running again.
Jump.
Jump.
Faster.
Yuna moved slightly every time the dino jumped.
As if she were dodging too.
"...Watch out..."
"...There’s another one..."
"...Jump..."
I tapped too early.
The dino crashed again.
"...Ah..."
Restarting again.
Yuna was completely focused now.
Her eyes never left the screen.
"...Papa..."
"Hm."
"...I want to try."
I stopped.
Handed over the phone.
"Here."
Yuna took it immediately.
Faster than before.
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She stared at the screen.
Serious.
The game started.
The dino ran.
Yuna tapped the screen—
too early.
The dino jumped for no reason.
"...Eh..."
She waited.
A cactus approached.
She panicked.
Tapped repeatedly.
The dino jumped too high.
Then fell—
hitting the cactus right in front of it.
Game over.
Yuna fell silent.
"...It runs too fast..."
"Noob."
"No, it’s my first time playing... so it’s only natural, Papa..."
She tried again.
This time—
she waited longer.
Too long.
Crashed again.
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"...This is hard..."
"Okay, okay."
I didn’t help.
She tried again.
Now she was starting to learn.
Waiting.
Tapping.
The dino jumped perfectly.
Yuna immediately sat up a little straighter.
"...I did it..."
Then the second cactus came.
She panicked again.
Tapped twice.
The dino did a weird jump.
Crashed.
"...I can’t do it..."
"You should be able to."
She paused for a moment.
Staring at the screen.
Then tried again.
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Her movements were slower now.
More careful.
I reached for my coffee glass.
Took a sip.
I finished it.
Beside me—
"...Eh..."
"...Eh..."
"...Eh..."
With every jump.
Her tone shifted.
"...Yeah..."
"...Yeah..."
Then—
"...Ah!"
Game over again.
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I set the glass down.
Yuna didn’t give up.
She restarted it immediately.
Even more focused now.
I leaned back against the wall.
Slowly lowered my body.
Lying down again.
The quiet sounds from the game could still be heard.
"...I can do this..."
"...Come on, jump, come on..."
"...Eh..."
I closed my eyes.
The sounds lingered.
They weren’t bothersome.
In fact...
Like background noise.
Soft.
Fading further away.
Dark.
...
Suddenly, I felt a touch on my hand.
A voice sounded so close.
"...Papa..."
I opened my eyes.
Slightly.
The lighting had changed.
Warmer.
It was already late afternoon.
Yuna was standing beside me.
Holding the phone.
"...Papa..."
"...The battery died..."
I pushed myself up.
Sat.
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"Alright."
"...Hand it here."
She handed the phone over.
I took it.
Stood up.
Walked over to the outlet.
Grabbed the charger.
Plugged it in.
The screen lit up.
Faintly.
0%
I set it down.
Yuna watched.
Quiet.
Observing.
A few seconds passed.
"...If it’s getting low..."
"...you have to charge it... don’t let it completely die like this."
"Okay..."
She gave a small nod.
"Later, when it’s full... can I play again?..."
"Sure... but don’t play too often..."
"Papa... earlier, I got a score of 700."
"Oh... well, I’ve gotten 1200 before."
"Really, Papa... I’ll beat you soon."
I walked toward the kitchen.
Yuna followed close behind.
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"Try it, then. If you can."
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