*Payton*
“So Mr Ramelan..”. My mom starts.
“Please just say Jasper or CJ everyone does”. He says with a smile that is much more friendly than my mom deserves.
She wrinkles her nose. “CJ .. and that stands for ?”
“Canadian Jasper... you see my friend... whom I went to School with was also named Jasper... and he was American… so CJ and AJ… and it just stuck”. He says in his normal carefree way.
“Oh.. how.. quant”. My mom looks rather baffled, which kinda amuses me. “So..: Jasper, what is it that you do ?”
He squeezes my hand under the table. “I make movies… directing, filming, writing.. kinda anything and everything”.
“He is super talented, mom… and you should see the pictures he takes... they are amazing… so… soulful”. I tell her.
“I am sure they are”. My mom looks less imp
