A charming shallow boy; Teflon in nature, trouble oozed from his skin leaving no trace. Not overly malicious, yet adept at getting his sister and cousins into trouble. Energetic and bouncing around, he can suddenly become still and invisible. When adults are around he is deemed trustworthy and honourable, while his victims are scolded for being mean about such a nice boy. When authority figures are absent, hair is pulled and wrists twisted if his every whim is not met. That is on a good day. On a bad day, he complains of his victim’s terrible behaviour or sets them up for a fall. He is never blamed for wrong doings, he is never caught. His halo is gilt not golden and tucked neatly into his trousers there is an arrow headed tail. He is the future leader who is blameless when everything goes wrong and the officer who gets his men killed.
Yet unless you are one of his victims, you believe in this gold coloured boy.
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