hippies. *he says this quite honestly, and openly; barely blinking at the admission* they… they’re very free spirited and open minded. s’why they… they adopted me, since i was so different and they wanted to take care of me. i call them by their names too but… i see how that can be weird for some… now i’m out the house they travel a lot, but they said they’d try to see me around the holidays even if they think christmas is a little over commercialized… th-they just want to use it for the family stuff.
She smiled, warmed by his presence, the blanket and tea, her eyes half lidded. “They sound wonderful. So then you’re not really going to be alone during the holidays like you said, not if they manage to come. I hope they do.”
*he smiled and… just gently, rested his chin against her head a moment and shut his eyes, hands holding his mug* w-well they said they’d try… like i said… free spirited in their advancing years but… m-maybe they’ll come. i’d still like to see them and, and maybe you might meet them…!
Jack Maple 