Jude
our sun's still shining, but it seems half the size
Both men are kindly, if focused on their tasks. Jude doesn’t mind, not the type to need attention direly, and it feels good to be included in these efforts alongside the adults, almost like an equal. He knows he isn’t, but youthful vigor and optimism will surely get him through. Even the greatest projects have the tiniest details, right?
With his mother’s instructions, Jude beams. “Okay mom!” And he’s off, scrambling down the bank - but not before plucking a bucket from the construction pile - and begins the hunt for rocks. His fists are smaller than his mother’s, so he tries to find ones that are twice the size of his own for good measure. It makes peeling them out of the dirt and sand difficult, but Jude doesn’t mind the workout.
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Jude collects rocks and puts them in a bucket.
With his mother’s instructions, Jude beams. “Okay mom!” And he’s off, scrambling down the bank - but not before plucking a bucket from the construction pile - and begins the hunt for rocks. His fists are smaller than his mother’s, so he tries to find ones that are twice the size of his own for good measure. It makes peeling them out of the dirt and sand difficult, but Jude doesn’t mind the workout.
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Jude collects rocks and puts them in a bucket.
