First Day of Christmas

[melo_annechen]

Augustus was staring out the window at the gloomy skies. Marta asked, “Something wrong?”

“Just realizing it was Kislev by the old calendar,” he sighed, rising from his seat on the floor. “I found myself thinking of my clan and wishing them well.”

“Winter solstice was a time for your family to gather?”

“There are not many of them that could welcome me now,” he shrugged, “I understand, and it was by my choice.”

“Perhaps it would be a good time to realize ‘Friends are the family you choose’, and come to the party tonight.”

Augustus smiled, saying, “All right.”