Over the next few days, Topsy was showing some signs of improvement. Although, he was still unable to move around too much; at least on his feet. He hated being waited on paw and tail; however, he didn't have much choice as far as Otto was concerned.
"I'm bored," Topsy complained.
"Yeah; well, sleeping is a great way to kill boredom; and it'll help give you some of the energy you lost," Otto explained.
Topsy nodded.
"Have I ever told you about how I lost my identical twin brother?" Otto asked.
"I didn't even know you had a twin," Topsy admitted.
Otto sighed.
"We were only thirteen years old; Otis was wandering around and found a plant with a red berry on the stem; we didn't know it was poisonous; he ate it and got very sick; he died after a few days of eating it; there weren't a lot of plants around for medicine and there weren't a lot of experienced Healers either," Otto explained.
Topsy sighed.
"I know how you feel; when I was six, my identical twin brother drowned; I tried to save him; that, my friend is the day my dad disowned me and started treating me like crap," Topsy explained.
Otto was shocked. He was glad that both his parents treated him properly despite what happened to their other son.
"I'm sorry you had a crappy childhood; but, whatever happened to him wasn't your fault," Otto said.
"Yes it was; if I had gone to get a grown up to stick their tail in the water and pull him out; he would still be here; and my dad wouldn't hate me," Topsy stated, starting to cry.
Otto felt really bad by talking about how his brother died; since, that made Topsy talk about a sad memory from his childhood. Since Topsy is still recovering from his illness, getting all upset didn't help much; in fact, it was just making it worse. Soon enough, the two males shared an embrace before breaking apart moments later.
"I'm sorry if I upset you; it's just that; you're the first person I told about what happened to Otis; the only other people who knew about this was my parents; and they're long gone; I became orphaned at sixteen; that's when I met Edna; she was an orphan and sixteen; except that she had no siblings to begin with; she was my first best friend and only female to love me as a mate," Otto explained.
Topsy nodded through his tears.
"This is why I always wanted a big family; Edna, too; we had so much love to give," Otto added.
Topsy nodded.
As the day went on, Topsy began to feel a bit better.
