@_tinywhirlwind_ “ i’d imagine not. you shouldn’t ask for things from strangers anyway, unless it’s help.” ignores how the boy follows, other than to nudge him back a few steps occasionally.
and then pauses, considering. “do you want to watch? is that what you’re doing?”
when i was a kid, my parents would grow persimmons every year and sell them at the market. i remember my mother telling me that i loved persimmons so much, they had an entire tree’s worth set aside for me. i climbed in that tree during the off season.
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