"Merrick, wait. No one could have foreseen this. Please stay. Please stay and let the younger ones get used to your presence, Merrick.? He wanted to stay and be with Miha, but he was really feeling like a third wheel in a completely different country.
Even with Miha?s request Merrick was about to leave. Then he heard, ?You can't go and leave a naked tree?!? and Akiko?s, "It's ok Lucas, this is your home, you can speak your mind when ever you feel like it."
Merrick turned and smiled to the lad. ?She?s right, Lucas. This is your home and not mine, and you have every right to speak up. Besides, you are correct. It would just not be polite of me to wander off and leave a naked tree. I don?t know what I was thinking.?
Before Merrick could walk to the tree, yet another young man entered the home and handed him a bag. It reminded Merrick that he had come with a backpack with some special presents in it.
?Okay, I say we start getting this tree decorated. Anyone with me??
Even with Miha?s request Merrick was about to leave. Then he heard, ?You can't go and leave a naked tree?!? and Akiko?s, "It's ok Lucas, this is your home, you can speak your mind when ever you feel like it."
Merrick turned and smiled to the lad. ?She?s right, Lucas. This is your home and not mine, and you have every right to speak up. Besides, you are correct. It would just not be polite of me to wander off and leave a naked tree. I don?t know what I was thinking.?
Before Merrick could walk to the tree, yet another young man entered the home and handed him a bag. It reminded Merrick that he had come with a backpack with some special presents in it.
?Okay, I say we start getting this tree decorated. Anyone with me??