"I've never tried anything like that," I confess. "Back home I'd just changed my major to American Studies with a focus on cuisine and we'd touched on Asian influences a bit here and there, but I've never tried my hand at any of that. Maybe you can show me sometime. If you want, of course. I'll understand, of course, if it's something uh... something I shouldn't learn.
It's definitely too soon for me to be thinking of buying a home or even a condo, but I can't deny the idea is nice. Apartment living really isn't too bad, especially with Jack right across the hall, but there's something a lot more private and comfortable about a home, too.
Maybe one day.
She continues on about her business and her husband's business and it's impossible to miss the way her voice got a little quieter. I've only just met her so it seems a bit presumptuous to reach for her hand so I curl my own into a fist to hold back as I keep my eyes on her. "I didn't either," I tell her, my voice softer now. "Honestly, I still don't. I miss my mama like breathing sometimes. And Christmas was the worst, oh my goodness. I've never felt so lonely in all my life. You know, Christmas back home was always so huge and I never spent a single one away from my family. Here it was just... I actually got myself a cat a few weeks before just so I wouldn't feel so alone. How pathetic is that?"
That's... probably not the most reassuring thing for her to hear and I cringe immediately, shaking my head. "I do have some wonderful friends here though," I add quickly. "They can't replace family, of course. Nothing could. But it's sorta... well, I've been here nearly a year now and I guess I'd say I have something like a new family now. A Darrow family."
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Date: 2016-08-22 02:52 pm (UTC)It's definitely too soon for me to be thinking of buying a home or even a condo, but I can't deny the idea is nice. Apartment living really isn't too bad, especially with Jack right across the hall, but there's something a lot more private and comfortable about a home, too.
Maybe one day.
She continues on about her business and her husband's business and it's impossible to miss the way her voice got a little quieter. I've only just met her so it seems a bit presumptuous to reach for her hand so I curl my own into a fist to hold back as I keep my eyes on her. "I didn't either," I tell her, my voice softer now. "Honestly, I still don't. I miss my mama like breathing sometimes. And Christmas was the worst, oh my goodness. I've never felt so lonely in all my life. You know, Christmas back home was always so huge and I never spent a single one away from my family. Here it was just... I actually got myself a cat a few weeks before just so I wouldn't feel so alone. How pathetic is that?"
That's... probably not the most reassuring thing for her to hear and I cringe immediately, shaking my head. "I do have some wonderful friends here though," I add quickly. "They can't replace family, of course. Nothing could. But it's sorta... well, I've been here nearly a year now and I guess I'd say I have something like a new family now. A Darrow family."