C24 He Cried

I rose from my chair and, standing on my toes, I wrapped my arms around him and patted him as he was patting me. I wanted to tell him that he doesn't need to pretend that he is fine and that I'm always with him.

" I'm not a kid like you, so stop patting me." He said, but then he buried his face on my shoulder and I heard him sniffling. Now I am angry at myself. If I hadn't hugged him like that