Reinvent Love

PANTONE 17-4402

Carter seemed quite sad about Gray leaving last night, almost disappointed. Almost like he was the moon and the sun went down and he lost all hope but he knows just like every morning, the sun will come back up. A dark yet hopeful place. Sometimes I forget how similar Carter and I are, and then I get sad that I failed to realize that our entire childhood. There was a feeling of hopeless disparity when night came, the sun and moon being divided by millions of miles and several extra terrestrial objects, including planets,In my case that was known as a sheet dividing the loft, But still,hope comes as we  know the sun will come up, even if clouds cover it up. Even if night masks it's beauty. After all, maybe It can be good if the sun isn't there for a little while, and we have to remember that, even if the sun isn't shining, it's the reason the moon looks the way it does at night, beautiful, at least in the eyes of the sun. Hopefully in the eyes of the sun. And sometimes it's good that the moon is gone. After all, the solar system can survive without the sun, but it can without the moon.

The next morning I woke up next to Addy. Surprisingly not in her arms which became normal at this point but in very close proximity of her face. I smiled to myself, admiring her face. Today was Christmas eve eve. It felt jolly. The world seemed happy for once. I haven't had a good christmas in years, I'm hoping this one finally is. I heard Carter up and walking around. I think he was packing the last bits of things for the week. I moved the curtain slightly.

¨Hey Carter¨, I said in a soft voice. I didn't want to wake up Addy.

¨Hello¨ He said back, pacing his room attempting to remember everything.

¨You all packed for today?¨ I asked him.

¨Álmost¨ He said. ¨I just need to get a few more things. What time are we leaving again?¨

¨Around 2¨,I said.

¨Are you all packed too?¨, He asked.

¨Nearly. Probably just around where you are at¨, I said, thinking about my progress on packing. I still needed to grab the things I would still need to use today like chargers and toiletries.¨I'm going downstairs to make breakfast, are you hungry for anything in particular?¨

¨No not really, but I do want to eat something. I'm quite hungry.¨ He answered.

I made my way downstairs. I thought about what I would make. I didn't want to make pancakes or have doughnuts again, we did that every day.

¨Would you be ok with cereal?¨ I called to Carter in  a whisper-scream sort of voice. I was afraid I might of been to loud but I took my chances.

¨ Yeah that's fine¨ He called back. I got out two bowls and the lucky charms and milk and made two bowls of cereal. I added the spoons and placed them on the kitchen island.

¨Carter i'm gonna make tea would you like any?¨ I called in the same voice.

¨Yes¨

I got out two mugs and filled them both with water. I took out the coffee grains from the coffee machine thing and closed it. Even though I wasn't making coffee I used the same machine to make the water hot. I did that with both and then put a tea bag and
some sugar in them. I placed the two mugs near the bowls.

¨Breakfast is ready¨ I called. Carter came down the ladder and sat down next to me. As we sat down I heard the light steps of Addy from the loft and the clank of the ladder as she crawled down.

¨Good morning Addy¨, I said, still focused on my cereal.

¨Hello¨ She answered. She joined us in the kitchen.¨Excited for today?" Addy questioned in a uplifting voice.