Magic Trick
"Now, you see it." Eddie held out the ten pence coin. "And now you don't."
His hand curled around the coin, flicking his wrist in some dramatic demonstration, before revealing there was no longer a coin there. Pleased with himself, he stared across at her, gaging her reaction. Whether she was impressed.
A smile tugged at her lips, more amused by his enthusiasm than the simple trick. "Yes, very good. Now where did it go?"
He gasped lightly, his finger holding up to indicate she should wait. "Hold on, what's this?"
Reaching behind her ear, he brought his hand back down to reveal the coin in his grasp. Still rather pleased, he grinned across at her.
"Eh?" No response. "Eh?"
"I'm glad to see you're working hard on marking those results."
He huffed. "Come on, I learnt it for Michael. It's good though, right?"
She patted his leg softly, a condescending smile on her face. "Of course, dear. It was wonderful."
Eddie sat back, arms crossed. He had expected her to be more impressed; it had taken him the whole weekend to learn.
"Well, I like it," he muttered. "And so did Michael."