Visualise 3.234 on the number line using successive magnification.
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His eyes are bleeding tears. “Mama, I hear noises again.”
“Hush, Dear. You need to sleep.” I pat his head absentmindedly. I’ve grown tired of this nightly routine, and the book I was reading calls to me from the next room with its promise of a surprise ending.
“But I’m scared!”
“This is the last time I’m going to tell you!” The sharp words startle us both, and I reshape my voice to cradle him instead. “It’s your imagination, Sweetie. We all hear things when we’re kids.”
“Even you?”
“Of course. Everyone does.”
I go through the motion of tucking the covers around him once more and stand to leave, but his small hand pulls me back. “What did you hear when you were little?”
“Nothing really.”
“But you said — ”
Annoyed, I spout, “Footsteps and voices. And when I screamed for my parents, they didn’t hear me — didn’t come.”