037: Thanksgiving

[livingmyths]

Thanksgiving was always kind of the best holiday. The soup kitchens had the best food then and the store owners would sometimes sneak the kids a little something and people were a little nicer - you could sometimes even get someone to let you sleep in a warmish warehouse that weekend. For nothing, even.

Long as you were smart enough to be gone before things started up again that Monday.

Christmas was never so good because everyone was too busy with their own things and they'd already spent tons of money. And 'cause Dad always started drinking mid-December and usually ended up locked up somewhere off and on which meant I couldn't even try and stay at a shelter. Too many questions and it wasn't safe to be little and there alone.

No matter where we ended up though, there were always a handful of kids in the same boat. And you know, for a price you could usually get somebody to look the other way so you all could be a little bit out of the cold. Luckily, Dad never really went anywhere that was super cold. Snow... that would have been really bad.

But Thanksgiving... Thanksgiving could be pretty good.

Comments

Re: voice

[smallestknight.livejournal.com]

Mm. You're nice.

Re: voice

[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

Uh, well, I try.

I try to be nice and to help people.

Re: voice

[smallestknight.livejournal.com]

That's good.

Re: voice

[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

I'm Rain, by the way.

Re: voice

[smallestknight.livejournal.com]

I'm Shin.

Re: voice

[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

Hi, Shin. How long have you been here?

Re: voice

[smallestknight.livejournal.com]

A day.

Re: voice

[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

Oh goodness! Is someone looking out for you?

Re: voice

[smallestknight.livejournal.com]

Mm. Lots of people.

Re: voice

[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

Good. I'm glad.

Re: voice

[smallestknight.livejournal.com]

They're nice too. Like Rain.

Re: voice

[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

Aw, you're awfully nice. You should come to the Library and see me sometime.

Re: voice

[smallestknight.livejournal.com]

There's a library too. Does it have story books?

Re: voice

[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

It does. If you can get someone to bring you I could read to you if you wanted.

Re: voice

[smallestknight.livejournal.com]

Rain will read to me?

Re: voice

[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

If you want, I will.

Re: voice

[smallestknight.livejournal.com]

Yes, please!

Re: voice

[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

Well, pretty much anyone can tell the people looking out for you where the Library is. And then just ask for Rain. I'm most always here.

Re: voice

[smallestknight.livejournal.com]

'kay! Would Rain like a flower?

Re: voice

[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

Rain would love a flower if it's from you, Shin.

Re: voice

[smallestknight.livejournal.com]

Okay! It'll be a pretty one.

Re: voice

[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

Probably not as sweet as you, though!

Re: voice

[smallestknight.livejournal.com]

I'm sweet?

Re: voice

[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

I think you are, Shin. I think you're very sweet.

Re: voice

[smallestknight.livejournal.com]

Thank you.