Who: Anders and Open When: Sunday Where: The streets What: Anders briefly gets feels Rating: Low
Anders got everyone's gifts and by everyone, it was Ty, Jane, and Lizbeth. He had gotten his niece and Ty's socks with Ty's face on them a while ago, but it had occurred to him that Jane needed a gift as well. He had no idea what Jane liked or what she was into, but she was a girl so he went to Walmart and got her a bath/body gift box that was displayed near the checkout aisle. Girls like bath stuff.
He had just gotten Ty's other gift which had to be gotten in the alley way with a guy that Anders went to, but still didn't know his name. He wondered if his brother even had cocaine since he got to Madison Valley. Well, he would have some now. As he walked out back to the street, there was a group of carolers dressed like it was an old fashion Christmas. He paused as they started to sing Hallelujah. He normally would have kept going, but this was a different sort of caroling and so he stayed and watched.
As he watched, he couldn't help feeling something in his chest. If he had to describe it, but might say the song was beautiful - it was not a word he'd use for a song normally. Songs were inconsequential. Maybe it was the slight snow falling down, or the fact Christmas was in 3 days, but Anders' lips pressed into a genuine smile and for a moment his eyes watered.
When the carolers stopped, though, Anders blinked and cleared his throat, getting a hold of himself. What was wrong with him? Christmas was a commercial racket.
... but maybe he'd get Ty and Jane a gift card too or something.
He rubbed his face in order to compose himself and then turned to head back to Walmart.