Marvel's Fantasia

"Oh my god, Cynthia, why did you buy so many things?" Annie asked in surprise after opening the door.

Cynthia walked in first, put the things in her hands on the shoe cabinet, turned around to help Steve get things, and Steve, who was walking behind, also came in, but because he was holding a lot of things, blocking the view, so no Seeing Cynthia stop, the two collided.

The bag in Steve's hand fell to the ground, and Cynthia, who was not standing still, threw herself on Steve. He only had time to support the other's waist, and after taking two steps back, he tripped over the threshold again, so he heard the "bang" With a sound, Cynthia pressed Steve, and both of them fell outside the door.

"Oh~~" Annie took a meaningful look at the two who had fallen, and after making sure that nothing serious happened, she carried the bag on the shoe cabinet to the kitchen.

"My God! I didn't mean to! Are you injured?" Cynthia hurriedly got up from Steve, trying to check the condition of Steve.

Steve's face was flushed, not from the pain in his back, but from Cynthia's hands touching him.He grabbed the other party's hand anxiously and said, "I'm fine, Cynthia, I'm fine."

After Steve repeatedly confirmed that he was not injured, Cynthia was relieved. The two of them packed up the items that had fallen on the floor and took them to the kitchen together.

Annie saw their faces coming in calmly, and guessed that nothing happened between them, so she asked, "Why did you come back after buying so many things?"

Cynthia: "This is Steve's first Christmas Eve at our house and I wanted to make it big."

Steve on the side added: "I tried to persuade her, but she didn't listen."

Seeing Steve's nervousness, Annie, who has experienced it, can understand that Steve can't make decisions about shopping, and said soothingly: "It's okay, it should be more grand, because there are only Cynthia and I in previous years, so we I don’t prepare too many things, and Cynthia didn’t have a good holiday last year, so the three of us have to celebrate this year.”

The afternoon passed quickly amid the busy preparations, until night fell, and the lights of every house were turned on, and Cynthia and the others sat at the dining table.

Steve looked at the sumptuous meal in front of him, and he also forgot how many years he hadn't spent Christmas Eve, was it after the age of 12 or after the age of 13?Every year during the holidays, he eats bread by himself at home. His parents are not around, and the social worker who takes care of him also goes home for the holidays.

Looking at the smiling people sitting beside him, Steve hoped that the two of them could spend every festival together in the future.It was such a great night, everyone.

In the early morning of the next day, Cynthia went downstairs after washing, and saw Steve who was sitting by the window drawing, and tiptoed to his left back, reached out and patted his right shoulder lightly.

Steve smiled and didn't look back: "Cynthia, go to breakfast first."

Cynthia: "You don't look back to see where I am?"

Steve turned around: "Okay, you're on the left."

Uninterested, Cynthia turned and went to the kitchen to get some food, then walked back to the living room, sat next to Steve, and asked curiously, "What are you drawing?"

Steve: "Don't talk while eating, be careful of choking."

Cynthia's eyes were full of accusations, but Steve still insisted, so she quickly finished the food on the plate and said, "Steve, I think you look like a person."

Steve: "Like who?"

Cynthia: "Like my brother, um, a very strict brother, neither this nor that."

Steve laughed: "If you keep thinking about it, you won't have any Christmas presents."

Cynthia: "What? Christmas presents? Where is where?"

Steve took the drawing book away, and then Cynthia saw that there was something under the drawing book, and she took it over happily: "Is this mine? Can I take it apart now?"

Receiving the affirmation from the other party, Cynthia carefully unwrapped the wrapped gift paper. The present was a small cowhide book. She said in surprise, "Thank you, Steve, I like it very much!"

Steve also said happily: "As long as you like it, I see that your notebook is almost full, so I will give you a new one."

The two were talking in the living room. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Cynthia got up to open the door, and was taken aback when she saw the person standing outside the door.

Cynthia: "William? Why are you here? Didn't you go to Texas?"

"I came back to New York yesterday, Cynthia, I wish you a Merry Christmas," said, and sent out the gift in his hand, and William, who was standing outside the door, rubbed his hands: "Aren't you going to invite me in? a little cold."

"...Thank you, I wish you a Merry Christmas too, come in." Cynthia stepped aside for the sake of the gift.

The two walked into the living room, and William looked at Steve in surprise: "Steve, why are you here? You came so early?"

In fact, it was not very early. Cynthia glanced at the clock on the wall, and the hour hand pointed to the number ten.

Steve: "I live here."

William was shocked: "What?! Are you two really together?"

Cynthia: "...What are you thinking about? It's too cold, and I'm worried that Steve will be alone, so let him come to my house for the winter."

After graduating, William went to Texas to work, and he hasn’t been home for two years. Now three old classmates who haven’t seen each other for a long time are chatting in the living room. The chasing and fighting in middle school has become a good memory. The atmosphere Very harmonious.

Time soon came to noon, and William was about to say goodbye.

Cynthia asked to stay: "Do you want to stay and have lunch before leaving?"

William: "No, I have an appointment at noon, and I will have dinner with her later."

After sending William away, Cynthia said to Steve: "I really didn't expect Steve to come back. Tell me, who did he invite to dinner? Could it be someone we know?"

Hearing the question, Steve, who was thinking about something, smiled and shook his head: "I don't know either."