Chapter 4
“I didn’t know they made chocolate Twinkies.” It was still dark outside when I made the proclamation, sitting on my couch buck naked. “Did you?”
Pocket was unaware.
“I found them at Dollar General while shopping for toy trucks. I didn’t know I could fit a whole one in my mouth all at once, either, until I did. Watch.”
I rammed in a second one.
“Impwesiff, huh?”
Up after only three hours, I was enjoying a healthy breakfast, while looking at the tree like I did when I was a kid. The fresh pine smell was heavenly. My bedhead, when I caught my reflection in the blank TV screen, looked like hell. Mom, Dad, Christmas, and Angel were all on my mind, and so was chocolate cake, and not just because of Hostess.
“This one time, Daddy made a cake…”
Pocket seemed riveted as I started
