“No, thank you,” I replied. “I’d rather not be scolded again.”

Urgh, what was my problem? When he was upset earlier, I kept going to him to try to make things right. Now that he seemed to have moved on, I was the one getting all moody.

I rolled my eyes at myself. Great, so mature, Mira Forest!

I was debating whether to turn around and face him so I didn’t seem like a child throwing a tantrum when Joshua suddenly asked, “By the way, do you know ...