Chapter 40: The playground

"What… What are you doing? I thought I said I would get you in your room.” I stand as if frozen, he looks sad as he does not look up but only stares at the photo.

“She was beautiful, you know? She was also a white wolf. Some said that she was the Moon Goddess herself. She called this her ‘me time room. Some days she would sit in here staring out the window. When I was a mere pup, she would tell me stories. Always making sure that there were some Choc chip cookies. It was our favorite.” I could see a tear roll down his cheek.

I go sit next to him on the bed, holding his hand because I did not know what to say.

I saw him looking at me, sadness in his eyes. You could see the love he had for his mother. My heart aches as I remember my mom. I feel his arms engulf me as he pulls me closer to him. For some reason, this gives me comfort.

“Let’s go to bed,” he says as he pulls me up. I followed him to his bedroom, not wanting to let go.

Lying on the bed, he pulled me closer to his chest with m