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No One, Naturally

Time passed, and Giovanna’s character slowly began to take shape. After her eighth birthday, the near-total absence of anyone outside the family at her party stirred her curiosity. She looked at photos from ages five, six, and seven. Each year, fewer children had come to celebrate with her. Was that a bad thing? Once the question was settled, the girl found not a trace of sadness in what she saw. Still, she decided to keep investigating.

-How many friends do you have?- she asked each of her cousins separately.

-Zero- Joline told her.

-Thankfully, none- was Aitana’s reply.

-What’s a friend?- Haruko said.

Giovanna herself concluded she didn’t have friends either. None of her cousins seemed very bothered by the matter, so she went straight to the two adult women in the clan.

-Mom, Auntie, do you have friends?

-No- they said in unison, as if answering the most trivial of questions.

Giovanna shrugged and went to her room to watch Pokémon with Haruko, who had been closest to her for quite some time now.

Amusingly, the episode was about friendship. Something like the beauty of building bonds with people—trusting them, sharing feelings, dreams and goals, growing together, and facing life’s challenges as a team. Gio puckered her lips.

-Cousin Haruko, I didn’t understand the episode.

-Me neither, but Sylveon showed up so it was a good one.

She supposed that friendship was not something an Eastham could—or would even want—to aspire to.

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