When the trees were wilting and drying up in the weather, the Johnson siblings have gone out for shopping and celebrating the weather on the 20th of December.
The CEO of Autoc Empire was on a much needed vacation for himself. His siblings were his peace, an abode of tranquility.
As he watches the younger ones play enthusiastically with the snowballs they make, he captures true moments of their happiness with his phone. He wanted to treasure them for the rest of his life.
As he moved towards the youngest two, he was smacked by a snowball on his back.
He turns around to find Alex and Dan smirking at him.
“Guys,” he takes his gloves to wear, preparing for an upcoming battle.
“Let’s divide ourselves into teams.” And the siblings begin to relish their inner child with the snowball fight.
Louis, Zayn and Cassandra form one team and the three boys Dan, Alex and Nick form another.
Nick throws a sure shot at Cassandra- the weakest member or team Louis.
“One point to Team Alex!” Framton blows the whistle, sitting on the hood of their car. He was enjoying his youth in this weather as well.
He takes countless pictures and little videos of his children as well.
He felt alive, watching his children play in the snow without a care in this world.
It reminds him of those days when they were still little kids. Carefree and so joyous, unaware of what adulthood had in plate for them. As he watches them, they grew so big and mature in no time. It was as if time flew without his permission and forced him to watch them age.
He was forced to watch himself age as well.
“Take this!” Cassandra shoots one at Dan and hits him successfully.
“Two points to Team Louis! Great going, kids!” Framton cheers.
For the people who were walking by, they couldn’t recognise the family who were clad in furry weather coats and face masks and ear mufflers. In Framton’s eyes, they looked like cute little cinnamon buns as he rejoiced watching them play and have fun without a care for this world.
The old man scrunches his face up suddenly, a slight pinching pain erupting from the side of his left ribs and emerging all the way up to his left arm.
“Ouch…” expressing to himself, Framton quickly climbs into the car to get some rest.
He would love to watch his kids play, sitting like a cowboy on the Land Rover but his age wasn’t allowing it.
“Age is villainous, haha.” He laughs to himself, quoting to himself.
After a lot while, the three cars of the siblings move out of the parking space on the street at last.
“Papa, are you alright? You went back inside the car in the middle. Do you want me to call our doctor?” As Louis speaks to the man sitting beside him, Framton lifts his hand at the male and implies a ‘no need for that, son.’
Chuckling, Louis says, “Okay, haha. As you wish.”
Coming back from the shopping at around 4 in the evening, the Johnson siblings build a nice warm campfire in their backyard.
Georgina and Cassandra were the only girls in the group as they shared alcohol and did fun things together. Somethings similar to what girls at a party do.
Louis and Alex grow mischief over alcohol as their tipsy self gets a little too enthusiastic of the weather.
Louis and Alex hold their brother Dan by his limbs and toss him into the freezing cold layer of their pool.
Dan floats back up from the freezing cold water, Georgina chuckles as she gives him a whole glass of alcohol, to warm him up instantly. [Titanic theory lmao]
“Careful, fellas. I don’t want him drowning in anything but my love.” Georgina says as the audience hoots at her dialogue. Even Framton couldn’t stop himself from clapping for her cinematic dialogue.
Georgina takes her drunken lover back into the house to give him a warm shower.
Sighing greatly, the group comes back to the campfire as Zayn and Louis were in charge of grilling some meat again.
Cassandra takes a marshmallow and attaches it to the grilling pole. She extends it towards the flame, carefully roasting it in all sides and devouring the gooey sweetness later.
“Papa,” She calls for the fatherly figure who was sipping on warm medicinal alcohol.
“Yes, darling?”
“What do you think about me dating someone?” Framton was surprised to hear such a question coming from her.
“Does the thought make you happy, dear?”
The girl chuckles, “Very.”
Framton sees her eyes crinkling with happiness as he readily says, “If anything makes you happy, Cassandra, know that it makes me happy too.”
“Me too!” Louis raises his skewer as he says,
“Me three!” Zayn follows as Cassandra looks at her man. He secretly winks at her, the girl feeling a blush creep up on her cheeks.
“Thanks Papa.” However, Framton pushes her to answer his question. He thought his only lovely daughter was dating someone.
“Just know this thing, love. You have five brothers who love you dearly. And if that guy ever hurts you, he’s getting a six-fold revenge back at him.” Cassandra chuckles. She points out the added number on his calculations.
“How did five become six, papa?”
“Because I’ll be taking revenge on that man too, Cassandra. He do not dare hurt my only baby girl. Aight?” Framton makes a funny face as Cassandra bursts out laughing.
The Johnsons were having a great time together.
Framton looks at the sunset above him as he sighs in relief.
He doesn’t know what sign he followed after the divorce with his ex wife. He didn’t know what made him adopt the eight year old male child who has now grown up to be the most perfect man he’s ever seen in a young generation. If not perfect, at least all ahead from everyone else.
He was glad that he adopted his second son when he was seven years old. Baby Alex was the cutest blond baby he’s ever seen.
And later came Dan, Nick, Zayn and finally Cassandra. They completed him.
They puzzled in the pieces of his heart and ironically, cramped themselves in his little heart until his heart grew bigger each day for them.