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"Forgiveness does not mean you were not right!"
Ton was pleased when the child apologised to Ben, weepily telling him he had been wrong and should have waited for a turn. He promised to wait next time and maybe ask politely. Honest.
Ben waited and then did what he knew was right, what he knew his Poppy or Daddy would do "OK. This time. Let's go play something else then."
As they walked away together Ton smiled and looked down at Penny "You know Pen. That was a good knot."
"He gonna play with him again?" Penny was clearly confused by this so Ton pulled him into a hug.
"He has feelings too. He made a mistake. Sometimes it's a good idea to forgive something that is not a big deal. Will you think about it next week? Next year? Nah. Will he still be a friend?" Ton smiled and squeezed "anyway. It doesn't mean we forget what he did. If he hits someone again we will remind Miss Song, won't we. After all … he forgave him. He didn't draw a line."
"Ah! The line!" Penny nodded, still learning about these things and he leaned against Ton "I love you Tonny."
"I love you too Crispin and we will always be friends because there are no lines when we love each other. No need. We will never hurt each other" Ton squeezed and Penny smiled, the only time his entire name was used was when it was a Grup conversation. It felt … right.
"Come on Ton, I saw a little mouse hole without a door. Let's see if it needs one and we can tell Grampy" Penny said with excitement, both boys rushing to check if there were mice at the school.
They thought it best not to tell the teacher first in case she scared it away or something.
Awwwwww.
A hole for sure!
Cute.