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After he spoke of his interest in the flowers that Alwyn had planted all on his lonesome, the teenage-Alwyn was able to let loose and relax himself into a calmer, more happy one. If he wasn’t already happy enough, his words that he exclaimed made Rodney all the more interested in what he had to say.

”I’d love to show you!” his words were loud and proud, and they lifted his spirits. He made a full smile, with teeth and all. Rodney never cared for gardening, not until this moment. He always left it to be handled by his mother who grew vibrant red roses behind their home. She wouldn’t let him touch them, no way in hell that he wouldn’t get a beating if he did.

Alwyn went on, explaining how it worked. Rodney’s heartbeat picked up pace as if he was a child himself, ripping open a present wrapped by tape and a cardboard box.

”You can never give up, no matter how bad the weather gets.”

Rodney remembered those words. They were truthful and very relevant to his life. The weather has been gloomy for him ever since Rowdy died, and maybe now would be the perfect time to push the clouds away and let the sun shine out.

”Where do you garden?” he asked, hoping not to pry too much into the boy’s life. ”I mean, are there still flowers there? I wanna see them when they’re still in the soil, y’know?”

He was happy for once in his life. He grabbed onto the happiness, and Rodney has no plans of letting go.

Alwyn Truus would be the one to make this visit to Rodrick Benstaloe’s grave a memorable one. Before he met the small-framed boy, there’d been three empty bottles of whiskey hidden beneath his bed just from that day. And now, he only felt the need to drink out of pure happiness that someone understood his pain and would walk through it with him.

Alwyn explained to him that flowers were still in his garden, and Rodney imagined what it would be like. Angelic, he was positive about that, but what else would make a grand entrance into the garden beside two new friends. ”We can go now, and I’ll show you my garden.”

It made Rodney ecstatic that someone was willing to share a piece of their life with him instead of shying away. It made him feel wanted, something his twin brother helped him do. Rory on the other hand only pushed Rodney further away. It was basically like Rory was handing him the bottles of moonshine, and Alwyn was giving him a reason to throw them away.

”I’d like that, I really would!.” he said happily, it was about to happen.