Jason whispers as he l
om
, ho
Man blanket?" Jason says
tic honey," she
y blankie, Jason thought to himsel
g, neve
d comes back undetected and unnoticed. Jason kisses his baby
ked his belongings. The pandemic was over after three long years and Jason now had the opportunity of a lifetime to go work for his old university
Jason's mom, Tasha y
ther bags and goes downstairs. He greets his mother with
his mother asks as she places a
u know your
them with you?
ther, they would
s, "You got
gave them an ass-whooping. Two doors open and Jason's two younger brothers, Spencer and Zach co
"Good, every
and he looks flushed; his c
ng with you?
r business,"
rns as she comes back
" Zach
food for themselves. Jason starts first, he gets two pancakes
as
ned man, along with his wife, Tasha. The McCartney were an odd bunch, as people would put it. Jason and his three youn
ng dad." Ja
akes a seat beside his wife. Jaso
have to." He sa
it, son." Jam
icture of the family, taken earlie
notices something else in the box, and he pulls out a neckla
We may not look the same, but we a
his seat and puts t
ou guys," Jason says
seat, "We are going t
er seat and b
what am I supposed to do," Jamal s
pes his tears, "Sto
hs, "Y'all a
miss you too, Spence. Look after them,
ds, "Of co
admit or show any emotions, but he was
you,
iffs an
home for Thanksgiving and Christmas." Jaso
n the shoulder, "Also, S
om and dad,"
t understands me. None of you does." He say
, "I'll go
makes his way upstairs. He gets
can I c
ea
his teddy, Mr Whiskers. Jason looks around the room and noti
ame you. I would be too, but I have to do
can't you work here in Atla
Mom and dad won't be able to look after us for
ds, "Ye
live in California. So that when you come to college,
s brother, "I gu
and opens his ar
his bed and hugs
member that I'm always he
you to
the top of
and being at an all-boys school doesn't help him either. Tasha and Jamal were also having their struggles with it, but they were doing the best they c
on says, "Don't let the world stop y
s, "Thank
tairs, and then you can
ns into a grin,
And then you
Zach
u apologize
h his sentence; Zach is already
ells simultaneously,
goes downstairs to