...A Thousand Words

It's strange, life has a way of sometimes moving so fast, yet change people in ways so subtle, so natural, that they don't often stop to realize that any changes have been made. It's also strange, the things that can make someone stop, take pause, and become aware of how different things can become.

For Leon, it was something so simple, just a handful of pictures that he received from Claire the other day. It made him think... Sure, Claire, since he first met her, and definitely Sherry and Ashley, but Chris, Jill, Becky, Liz, Henry, Eiko, and Kevin, when did he start thinking of them as family, of sorts? It seemed to just creep up on him, though that probably shouldn't be a surprise. He tended to spend so much time gnashing over everything he lost, everything he sacrificed, that he never fully appreciated everything he gained in return. And leave it to Claire to be the one to point that out to him, likely without even realizing it.

He had to love her for that. He also now had a few things to think on. And he'd also have to buy picture frames.

Strange how life works out sometimes.