Sherlock Wannabe (Prompt 3, Chapter 97)

In Chapter 97, Christopher chooses to walk with his neighbor, Mrs. Alexander, whom he considers a stranger, in the park. This is very atypical of Christopher, as he is very uncomfortable around people he doesn't know well. However, Christopher wants, almost more than anything else, to get to the bottom of his mystery: who killed Wellington? Thus, despite the fact that his father blatantly told him to stop sleuthing, Christopher finds a way around it when Mrs. Alexander says she has something important to share with him. Christopher wants to be like his favorite fictional character, Sherlock Holmes, as a detective because it will give his life purpose and meaning. He is a very curious young boy, as the title describes. He is constantly reading up on his many scientific or mathematic interests. The mystery of Wellington is yet another discovery to be made. This yearning inquisitiveness propels him into awkward situations that he usually couldn't handle, like the encounter with Mrs. Alexander in the park. I am proud of him for fighting through his discomfort to get to the bottom of his mysterious case.