Lenny stood at the doorframe of his fathers room. The room was gloomy and covered in dust. Their father had been gone for about a month now. Ever since they moved, he took the first chance he got to go to his home town in Germany. He said something about visiting his family for awhile and making sure they were safe. Or something along the lines of that. Lenny knew he just wanted to get away from the stress of runnning the restaurants.
Lenny took a deep breath and stepped inside his fathers room. It smelled of German beer and cologne. The bed sheets were a traditional style of German. Everything was German with this man. From his accent to his the way he walked, he was German.
He took a seat on his bed and sighed. Lenny pulled out an old box from underneath the bed and took out an old family photo album. He opened the first page. Four pictures with the words "our newest addition to the family!" Written in the middle. His father was crying in the background while his mother smiled happily. He flipped the page. There were pictures of Lenny as a toddler, covered in spaghetti and meatballs, while another picture showed him banging pots and pans on the kitchen floor.
He flipped the page. His mother was in the hospital again, holding another baby. The caption at the bottom said "Meet your new baby brother!" Lenny was holding a sleeping baby Charlie. Another picture of the two together was them sleeping on the couch. Then there were picture sof just Charlie, eating ice cream while half asleep. Charlie did sleep a lot as a child.
Lenny flipped the page again. This time a picture of Lenny, Charlie, and now Antonio sleeping in a hospital bed. Lenny had broken is arm the day before Antonio was born from slipping and falling in the kitchen. "Our three (tired) boys!" Said the caption at the bottom. The next picture of Antonio was him covered in red nail polish and his mothers make up from head to toe. He looked rather confused as to why the camera was on him.
Lenny turned he page. Oliver was in his crib, fast asleep. "Our family keeps growing!" Said the caption. Lenny felt face his eyes sting. Oliver was playing in the old houses library in the next picture. His eyes were cross eyed, with one eye a more green color. The picture below showed him with his thick, round glasses.
Lenny turned the page. His eyes were red and puffy. Two babies were next to eachother holding hands. One was smiling while the other not so much. "Two bundles of joy!" Read the caption. The two were in every single photo together. One smiling and one not. Always hand in hand. Jacob and Andy were always togther, no matter where they were. They were probably off causing mischief right now.
Lenny turned the page. A much chubbier baby was in his mothers arms at the hospital. His fathers face seemed happy, yet disappointed. "Our new munchkin!" The caption read. There were no other baby pictures of Wilson except for a picture with his new glasses, reading Sherlock. His face seemed so concentrated on his book. The picture next to it was him siting next to Oliver, asleep reading the a book together.
Lenny wiped his face and turned the page. Everyone was arounf their mother, staring at the baby girl in her arms. Their father was crying. The caption said "Our princess." The photo album was filled with pictures of Corrine playing with her dolls and coloring. Her parents were holding her tightly while she played with hand-me-down toys. A family picture of everyone was smack dab in the middle of the photo album. "The Kelley's" was written at the bottom. Everyone was so happy.
Lenny flipped the page. There was nothing left excpt for blank pages. He turned and turned and turned but there was nothing left. He got to the last two pages. There was another family photo except their mother was missing. They weren't as happy as before. Corrine smiled on like nothing was happening while everyone wore black clothes. Each of them holding a marigold flower and a which lily. Corrine's were in her hair.
Lenny couldn't stop crying as he flipped to the very last page. It was a wedding photo of his parents. His mother was wearing traditional garbs while his father wore a plain suit and tie. Both of them were happily kissing. "Adler and Mawi. Together forever, until death do us part." Was on the bottom of the photo. Lenny closed the book and went back to his room, sobbing. What happened to their happy family? Why was everyone so distant? Lenny couldnt help but cry harder. Charlie heard the noise and came into Lenny's room. He sat next to him and gave him a well deserved hug. Poor Lenny needed some comfort anyway.
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