The son held the small knife in a trembling hand.
"Do it, boy! Attack me!" yelled the father.
"I . . . I can't," stammered the boy.
"You'll never learn if you don't, so just do it!"
Moptop was now playing the role of the boy in a movie. He exhaled deeply, considering the knife and the task at hand. Forcing himself to move against his will, he jumped to attack.
The man easily dodged the lunge, simultaneously throwing the boy into the wall. The knife skittered across the floor.
"See?" shouted the man. "You'll never learn! Get up."
The boy curled into a ball in the corner of the dark room and suddenly began laughing hysterically.
"I don't even have to try," he gasped between laughs. "The devil is in me! He's inside of me! HE'S INSIDE ME! HAHAHAHAHA!"
