Chapter Two - Patriots
Aristide of Firewright Chapter Two Written by: Arash Mashhadi Illustrations by: Parmida Vahdatnia Edited by: Selva Safineh Story by: Arash & Parmida CHAPTER TWO Patriots For the first time in a while, Aristide felt like he had a family again. Not that he didn’t enjoy his time with his Pa, but he felt like he had to be something that he was not to have any conversation with him. That, however, was not the case with Philo in the house. As the owls started hooting under the pale moonlight, Aristide laid on his bed with a stomach full of buttered chicken, and a mind empty of anxious thoughts. He started digging in his right pocket, to get the wooden figure out, a habit he had developed over time. Although he had closed the door behind him, Aristide could hear Pa and Philo talk in the small living room. They used to smoke and discuss events in the village. Crops and harvest, the weather, and the news o...