Chapter 40
Second Christmas
None gave MJ a green Yoda lightsaber toothbrush for Christmas. A toothbrush. Slapping Star Wars onto everything only makes great gifts for geeks. MJ is only geek-adjacent. The least he could have done was get one in her favorite color, not green. Give her money in a red envelope, and she could choose her own toothbrush.
None had less money in grade school and still gave her better gifts. Much to the chagrin of their families, growing up, they wanted every aspect of their lives to be closer. MJ trained her family to take off their shoes at the door, a custom they took with them to Texas. None got Mrs. Wong to replace the floor sitting table with an American style dining room table and chairs. The mahogany table and matching chairs still dominate half the livin
