TIK TOK 2

The speaker confesses that they have been secretly hiding a puzzle piece every time their family does a puzzle together. They enjoy being the one to find the missing piece at the end. However, recently, two pieces went missing and the speaker suspects their eldest son may have caught on to their trick. The speaker challenges their son to find their hidden piece first and end the puzzle madness. I guess it's time for me to come clean, not because I feel too bad for what I've been doing, but because it's possible my eldest son is on to me. I have three kids and a wonderful wife. For more than 25 years, our family has loved doing puzzles together. Since we started, I've done something that may seem unsavory to people that don't understand the joy of putting in that final piece. To ensure it was always me, whenever we start a new puzzle, I take one of the pieces and hide it in a green sock that's at the bottom of my dresser. Whenever we get to the very end, we all, once again, lost a piece. We all search frantically until I'm the hero who finds it. Well, this past Sunday we got to completion once again, only this time there are two pieces missing. We begin searching. It may be my imagination, but my eldest son gave me a look. It was a half smirk. I think he's on to me. Derek, if you're reading this, I have more patience than you do. I'll hold my piece forever if I need to. Find yours first, and let's end this madness.