Dropped from Heaven
Pack of Seaweedi gave him ten years, he gave my place to his first lovethis time the tears were minelike a handprint on my heartbullied by my stepbrother: claimed by his touch
"Your hands are a gift from the heavens!"
And so, he started his daily ritual of praising me in a new way every day, his accent heavy but his eyes always sincere.
I set down my tweezers, picked up my croissant and took a bite, the flaky pastry crumbling without much effort.
"Thank you, Steven. You've become much better at praising me than yesterday!"
His azure eyes lit up and he nodded enthusiastically, not realizing that I was teasing him.
From under his arm, he pulled out the newest edition of an international business magazine. Flipping to a specific page, he offered it to me, visibly excited.