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[ running oast the reader—and then trips. ]

w-whoa—! [ he grabs onto her, looking a little scared. ] whoa . . . thanks lady ! you're like, super strong !!

naw, i’m okay ! [ sniff. he wipes his nose with his sleeve, and then smiles. ] i’m looking for my sister . . . i saw a lot of people with white hair around here so i thought she might be . . .

wellllll . . . kind of like you ? she has white hair . . . and uhh . . . uh she has uh, mom's eyes, which are like, yellow . . . and like, she's like, shorter, than me, but her hair makes her look taller, but i'm the taller one !!!

[ sigh. ] that’s okay . . . i don’t think she’s here anyway. [ he just. goes over to a corner and sits down, looking quite sad. ]

[ sniff. he wipes his eyes, fighting so hard not to cry, and he shakes his head. ] i don’t know where to look . . . i don’t know where my sister is, or my mom or my dad. i miss them. i just want to go home . . .

"ᴘᴀꜱᴛ, ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ, ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ... ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ ꜱᴡᴏʀᴅ ɪꜱ ᴀ ꜱʜɪᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴜᴘꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛɪᴍᴇ'ꜱ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ... ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʀᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜɪᴘ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛɪᴍᴇ..."

it's me, i'm the son

. . . daaaaaaaaaaaaa

. . . my tummy hurts— but i am totally being brave about it !!

hi ma'am !!

can i be your grandchild ? i've never had a granny before !!

hi, da ! . . . [ 👉👈 ] a-are you . . . happy to see me ?

[ climbing up on a tall stool. he's definitely trying to steal cookies. ]

yay !! i have a grandma !! . . . so . . . what do grandmas do ?

i am hungry !!!! imissmymom…

maybe my da doesn't like me because i'm not a brave and awesome hero like he is . . .

[ GAAASASP . . . starry eyed. ] REALLY ??? i haven't had cookies in SO long !! mom only packed a few, and— [ tummy growling. right on cue. ]

[ does a little dance ]