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Capricorn in Aquarius - Part Two
My father's pinched face looked lighter as his expression changed. He spoke slowly but surely.
"Your mom went out this afternoon to refill a prescription -" He waved a hand toward the side table beside his bed. " - and get a new one filled. While she was gone, the phone rang, and I answered it. It was Mr. Evans."
Oh, my God. What was he doing, checking up on me?
Daddy drew a deep breath. "He wanted to give me a heads-up on this - " he patted his pocket. "That it was coming and to look for it." A soft sigh. "I didn't share that call with your mother, and I don't want you to do it, either. I heard you were fighting another detention, and I concur.I'll talk to him myself and get this removed - tomorrow - "
He began to cough again. I rushed to his bedside and hugged him. I didn't realize
I was crying until Daddy pushed me back and wiped away the drops from his hair and shoulders.
I loved my father more than ever before.
(To Be Continued.)
My father's pinched face looked lighter as his expression changed. He spoke slowly but surely.
"Your mom went out this afternoon to refill a prescription -" He waved a hand toward the side table beside his bed. " - and get a new one filled. While she was gone, the phone rang, and I answered it. It was Mr. Evans."
Oh, my God. What was he doing, checking up on me?
Daddy drew a deep breath. "He wanted to give me a heads-up on this - " he patted his pocket. "That it was coming and to look for it." A soft sigh. "I didn't share that call with your mother, and I don't want you to do it, either. I heard you were fighting another detention, and I concur.I'll talk to him myself and get this removed - tomorrow - "
He began to cough again. I rushed to his bedside and hugged him. I didn't realize
I was crying until Daddy pushed me back and wiped away the drops from his hair and shoulders.
I loved my father more than ever before.
(To Be Continued.)
61-69, F
