NIKLAS People around the world were getting themselves ready for the holidays. Whether religious or not, humans seemed to like the major holidays so much. I didn't know whether it was the absence of work or just a burning desire to spend money on things that will have no value to them in a fortnight. Father loved the holidays. He was a very happy man and you could bet your as$ that he was down for anything that brought happiness to people. Of course, he wasn't religious but it was his ritual to take part in the major holidays. I didn't have a problem with that. In fact, I loved that he enjoyed the little things of life— something I was hoping I would learn to do someday. One thing Father never failed to honour was what he called ‘movie week’. Yeah, he totally made that up. Movie wee

