[The threat of another punishment scares him. If he remembers correctly, Pitou never let him get off. Who know what else she had planned.]

I wouldn't lie to mommy. [He blinks up at her shyly, as if afraid she'll see through his quiet panic. He maintains eye contact until his headache comes back with a vengeance.]

Ugghh... my head.. I'm sooo thirsty again, I could drink a river. [He grabs the bottle off his fridge and uncaps it, pouring it into his mouth by the gulp and accidentally splashing some on his chest. His head continues throbbing miserably.]

Never againnnn...

[He was a suggestable kid, however. There was no way this would be the last time.]