A Sheer of Nothingness (1)

"Yi?"

The boy looked up from the passenger seat as his uncle stepped on the brakes when they reached the red light. 

"Are you tired? We'll be home soon. You can sleep throughout the day if you want. I don't think classes will resume any time soon. The storm is going to continue for about three days according to the weather forecast," Shen Jinxiu said, trying to gauge his nephew's mood at the moment. 

Ever since they left the hotel where the Lus was staying, the boy hadn't uttered a single word to him. He was worried that the boy was also smitten by Little Xinxin and didn't want to leave her side. 

"Sleep sounds enticing right now," the boy admitted. 

Shen Yi looked outside and thought how everything about the city was bland and monochrome although the passersby seemed busy with their own lives.