"Daddy, you no be Sonic! You not fast!"

"I'm so fast," Daddy denied, but even still, he hadn't made it to the door. "And I don't see you counting."

"Oh!" I stuck my fingers up, wondering which one to start counting on. "One. Two. Nine. I gottsa use my toes, too. Five."

Daddy took forever! He was going to be on the snail team, not the Sonic team! I counted to a bajillion and then a bajillion and one before he came back. He was smiling brightly.

"So, what do you think? Fast enough to be a Sonic boy like you?" His grinned. So hopeful, could I really be the...