I felt a little better after getting some sugar in my system. Jasper waited patiently for my waterworks to stop, looking unsure about what to do. He turned on a funny movie I’ve watched over and over again when I was truly depressed and handed me the pint of Ben and Jerry’s. It took a few minutes, but now I'm almost back to normal, trying not to think too deeply about my mate back home.
“You like ice cream too, don’t you?” I asked Jasper, both of us with our own tub of chunky monkey sitting on the couch in his room still. I’m only half through mine, but he’s licking his spoon clean.
“It’s delicious,” he grins. “This may be my new favorite food.”
I laughed at his childish expression. “It’s one of my favorites too.”
“What would your favorite food be?”
“You don’t know?” I lifted an eye
