Learning How To Be A Brother
Mikaz wondered why Snowgre was in a bad mood as he shredded through the snow on a snowboard. He had been mad ever since he came to Mikaz's house.
"I don't need a dumb brother. Why didn't Mom tell me this?
Besides Garrett and I will never get along.
Maybe I should tell Mikaz." he thought after doing an awesome jump.
"What's bugging you today? You were in a good mood coming out of school. Is something wrong?" Mikaz told him.
Snowgre sighed before speaking.
"I found out I have a long lost brother called Garrett. He sort of looks like me but has no fur. I was angry and hurt because my Mom never told me about him." he told him.
The punk rocker looked at him.
"I'm happy for you. Maybe you should tell him how you feel.
He might understand." Mikaz told him.
Snowgre ate pizza thinking about what Mikaz had said.
"Maybe he's right. Garrett hasn't known or seen me in a long while. Maybe I should tell him why I over reacted like that.
I was wrong." he thought sadly.
Garrett was in the other spare room unpacking and settling in. He was drinking suki tea. It helped him feel better when he was down. He was wearing Japanese pyjamas and a sleeping cap.
He was sad, replaying what had happened this afternoon with his brother.
Puss came in with Meatballs.
"You okay dude? Snowgre was yelling eariler. We heard it while doing homework.
You're pretty cool with the skateboarding and all this Japanese stuff.
Maybe Snowgre should get to know you." the ten year old told him.
"Arigato guys." Garrett said softly. Puss saw that the kid had low confidence.
"I'm used to being left out or alone like that in my home town Osaka in Japan. None of the other ogre kids wanted to hang with me except for Shai. He was a skate boarder like me.
Moving made me nervous but if it's to be with Snowgre, then it's okay." Garrett told them.
Puss was a little teary hearing Garrett say that.
"You really moved all the way from Japan to be with your brother? What about your mother?" he said to him.
"Yes I did. Ever since my mother died a few days ago, I've thought of nothing but being reunited with Snowgre but I don't think he likes me very much." Garrett told him sadly.
"That's not true amigo. He'll come around. You know you can talk to us or Shrek and Fiona when you feel like this. You're not alone." Puss told him.
Garrett nodded but heard Donkey yelling.
"I'd better go see what's happening." Puss said as he left the room, Meatballs following him.
Garrett then laid on his bed looking at the posters and wall scrolls he'd put on the walls.
Snowgre was on his mind.
"Maybe Puss is right and he'll come around, I hope. " he thought.....