“That’s how children are.”

Mrs. Lane said, “It’ll get better once they grow up. Although Sonny doesn’t want to attend school, he doesn’t make a big fuss about it. At most, he would purposely move slowly to waste time. Even someone as good-tempered as Ms. Liberty could not stand his dilly-dallying.

“She said despite Sonny’s slow movements, he was afraid of being late because it was embarrassing.

“Sometimes, Ms. Liberty deliberately leaves Sonny behind and walks off with his bag. He would then