When You Wouldn't Share the Screen
There's one tablet, and right now it's yours. You're deep in something good. Your younger sibling has been waiting, asking, hovering — "is it my turn yet?" — and each time you've said "in a minute." That was an hour ago. You know, honestly, that you've had way more than your share. You can see your sibling's face getting smaller each time you say "soon." But you're not finished, and finishing feels more important than fair. So you say "in a minute" again, and you watch them give up and walk away. Something about the way they walk off sits oddly in your chest.
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