I feel warm at the way Gerald shyly smiles at his classmates. The graduation ceremony is over and everyone is saying their goodbyes and their plans for the future. They are taking pictures and giving each other some sort of remembrance. Seeing that Gerald made friends with humans, I am glad. Nathan and I never had that opportunity.
Gerald shifts his attention to me and waves. I wave back and I sense my mother sniffing. I hit Nathan on my right and whispered, “Do you have some secret strategy so my mother won’t cry?”
“No,” he says, his voice trembling.
I look at him, and he is also crying. I smile. Seriously, Gerald, you are so lucky to have these people cry over your achievements.
Gerald cringes and looks away from us. He might have been ashamed for these two beside me.
“Nathan, stop
