There were a lot of boys walking around, thought the little boy.
Which one was his brother?
He watched a big boy get closer. He had funny blue hair. And a cigarette. But he looked so scared. The little boy clutched Captain Spoon Bear Man tighter. The boy with the blue hair had his head down and was followed by Dwayne. The little boy liked Dwayne. He let him get the big kids meal and didn't yell at him when he couldn't finish all of it.
Dwayne and the blue haired boy stopped in front of the little boy. Dwayne knelt down so he and the boy and Captain Spoon Bear Man were all the same height. "Hey Gabe, Captain Spoon Bear Man. Remember how I said you had a brother?" The little boy remembered. "Well, this is him. Rowan," the big boy looked up, "this is Gabe. Gabe, this is Rowan." Dwayne left then, and Gabe couldn't see why.
Rowan knelt down. He had metal growing out of his chin and the space between his eyes. "Hi," he said.
"Hi," said Gabe. He clutched Captain Spoon Bear man tighter. "This is Captain Spoon Bear Man."
"Hi Captain Spoon Bear Man." Gabe gulped and made sure Captain Spoon Bear Man's ears were firmly covered. He whispered, "Wanna know a secret?" Roan nodded and leaned his head forward. "Captain Spoon Bear Man isn't really a superhero. He thinks he is, but he's really just a teddy bear. But don't tell him I told you! K?"
Rowan smiled a little. "K. So how old are you?"
"I'm 5 but I'm gonna be 6 in March! How old are you?"
"17 but I'll be 18 in April."
"Oooooooo." That as almost as old as Momma. "Did those hurt?" asked Gabe, pointing to the metal studs.
"No, not really. Wanna touch them?" Gabe put his fingers on the stud on Rowan's chin. The metal warmed quickly under his hands. Captain Spoon Bear Man touched the spike between Rowan's eyes with his paw. "I have an extra stud if Captain Spoon Bear Man wants an eye brow ring."
"Ummmmm, ok!" "Just have Captain Spoon Bear Man say when."
"In 5 minutes?"
"OK, sure."
"K." Gabe thought for a moment and then blurted out, "Am I going to stay here with you?" Momma wasn't here and Dwayne was nice and Rowan was nice and maybe he would get another big kids meal here. He could finish that one.
Rowan licked his lips; he looked nervous. "I dunno." Gabe leaped on him and hugged him. Maybe he could stay now. Rowan flinched and then slowly hugged him back. Gabe got sad for a moment. Momma always flinched. But then Captain Spoon Bear Man whispered from where he was squished between Gabe and Rowan, "Momma never hugged back."
He watched a big boy get closer. He had funny blue hair. And a cigarette. But he looked so scared. The little boy clutched Captain Spoon Bear Man tighter. The boy with the blue hair had his head down and was followed by Dwayne. The little boy liked Dwayne. He let him get the big kids meal and didn't yell at him when he couldn't finish all of it.
Dwayne and the blue haired boy stopped in front of the little boy. Dwayne knelt down so he and the boy and Captain Spoon Bear Man were all the same height. "Hey Gabe, Captain Spoon Bear Man. Remember how I said you had a brother?" The little boy remembered. "Well, this is him. Rowan," the big boy looked up, "this is Gabe. Gabe, this is Rowan." Dwayne left then, and Gabe couldn't see why.
Rowan knelt down. He had metal growing out of his chin and the space between his eyes. "Hi," he said.
"Hi," said Gabe. He clutched Captain Spoon Bear man tighter. "This is Captain Spoon Bear Man."
"Hi Captain Spoon Bear Man." Gabe gulped and made sure Captain Spoon Bear Man's ears were firmly covered. He whispered, "Wanna know a secret?" Roan nodded and leaned his head forward. "Captain Spoon Bear Man isn't really a superhero. He thinks he is, but he's really just a teddy bear. But don't tell him I told you! K?"
Rowan smiled a little. "K. So how old are you?"
"I'm 5 but I'm gonna be 6 in March! How old are you?"
"17 but I'll be 18 in April."
"Oooooooo." That as almost as old as Momma. "Did those hurt?" asked Gabe, pointing to the metal studs.
"No, not really. Wanna touch them?" Gabe put his fingers on the stud on Rowan's chin. The metal warmed quickly under his hands. Captain Spoon Bear Man touched the spike between Rowan's eyes with his paw. "I have an extra stud if Captain Spoon Bear Man wants an eye brow ring."
"Ummmmm, ok!" "Just have Captain Spoon Bear Man say when."
"In 5 minutes?"
"OK, sure."
"K." Gabe thought for a moment and then blurted out, "Am I going to stay here with you?" Momma wasn't here and Dwayne was nice and Rowan was nice and maybe he would get another big kids meal here. He could finish that one.
Rowan licked his lips; he looked nervous. "I dunno." Gabe leaped on him and hugged him. Maybe he could stay now. Rowan flinched and then slowly hugged him back. Gabe got sad for a moment. Momma always flinched. But then Captain Spoon Bear Man whispered from where he was squished between Gabe and Rowan, "Momma never hugged back."