This Is Us: “What Now?”
↳I really don’t know what to say,
actually because…I’m pretty mad at him…for leaving I guess. William was a lot
of things. He was a father, an artist, a cheater at every card game. God, he
was my friend. I can look all over this house and see the memories that we
shared. Every time I walk past the bathroom I can hear him humming when he
brushed his teeth. At first it used to grate on me like, “you love your dental
hygiene, we get it!” But pretty soon I came to expect it…Y’all know that he
could dance? Right there, right where Randall is standing is where he showed me
that even a frail old bag of bones (his words) could still attempt a Charleston.
William’s moves weren’t fast, but they were endearing as hell. He was endearing as hell. And even
though we only had him for a few months, he’s part of our fabric now. We’ll remember
things as ‘before William’ and ‘after William.’