Something like vowel sounds were caught in Sanders’ throat upon Akiko’s sudden announcement and exit from the room. Something like a ‘u’ sound that wasn’t fully enunciated. He shrugged and shook his head in amusement and disbelief. Each year his daughter came back to his home she’d changed so much. He was left feeling as if he were running to catch up to all of the developments.
This year she seemed so much more grown than he’d remembered. More independent. Sure, they spent plenty of time together, but she was also content to guide her own activities. It was interesting to him to watch the blossoming of her personality. And here she was, something suddenly struck her that she needed to do and Aphrodite being there to visit her wouldn’t stop this most important task.
It baffled him.
“Yeah, she is.” He agreed with Dite wistfully and scrubbed his hand almost wearily over his face. “I feel like I’ve missed so much. She’s so different every year.” He gestured like he was searching for the right words. “She’s not different different, you know? She’s herself. But...just...maturing. It’s wild.”
He smiled sadly at her. Surely she would understand what he meant. Like him, she only got to see Akiko about once a year or so.
His cell phone was ringing in his pocket. Sanders shifted around to pull the device out and frowned in confusion at the name of the caller. Turning the phone screen towards her so that she could see that ‘Dawn’ was calling him. “Again?” He complained rolling his eyes. “Guess I forgot to inform her nobody died or broke limbs at riding practice today.”
Sanders knew though that he couldn’t afford to miss a call from Dawn. “‘scuse me just a second.” He said to Aphrodite, putting a hand on her knee in apology as he answered the call.
It was an unhappy call. A very unhappy one. Dawn was laying into him even before he could say hello. A worried frown crossed his face, he glanced at Aphrodite and pushed himself quickly from the couch. He wasn’t sure he wanted her to overhear the conversation.
“She what - ?!” he faltered, “Dawn, slow down. I didn’t -”
He crossed the room and pulled open the sliding glass door to excuse himself onto the deck. Even before he could close the door behind him, he was yelling back. “No, I didn’t tell her that! You know what I don’t appreciate - You can’t just speak to me like that - I -” He could barely get a word in edgewise.
Sanders disappeared outside and paced back and forth on the far end of the deck while he argued with Akiko’s mother. When the conversation was over, he shoved the phone into his pocket and leaned heavily against the deck’s railing on his forearms. His head hung down as he stared at the grass below. After a while of this thoughtful pose, Sanders straightened himself up. He walked back to the house with a straight backed resolve.
He shoved open the door and stepped inside, “Well…” he stood somewhat self-consciously in front of the glass. “Looks like...Akiko told her mother she wants to live here full time now. So…”
He shrugged and wiped his hands on the front of his jeans. “Guess I gotta get her enrolled in school here? Get her shot records and transcripts transferred. Get her things moved over. Set up a real room for her.”
This year she seemed so much more grown than he’d remembered. More independent. Sure, they spent plenty of time together, but she was also content to guide her own activities. It was interesting to him to watch the blossoming of her personality. And here she was, something suddenly struck her that she needed to do and Aphrodite being there to visit her wouldn’t stop this most important task.
It baffled him.
“Yeah, she is.” He agreed with Dite wistfully and scrubbed his hand almost wearily over his face. “I feel like I’ve missed so much. She’s so different every year.” He gestured like he was searching for the right words. “She’s not different different, you know? She’s herself. But...just...maturing. It’s wild.”
He smiled sadly at her. Surely she would understand what he meant. Like him, she only got to see Akiko about once a year or so.
His cell phone was ringing in his pocket. Sanders shifted around to pull the device out and frowned in confusion at the name of the caller. Turning the phone screen towards her so that she could see that ‘Dawn’ was calling him. “Again?” He complained rolling his eyes. “Guess I forgot to inform her nobody died or broke limbs at riding practice today.”
Sanders knew though that he couldn’t afford to miss a call from Dawn. “‘scuse me just a second.” He said to Aphrodite, putting a hand on her knee in apology as he answered the call.
It was an unhappy call. A very unhappy one. Dawn was laying into him even before he could say hello. A worried frown crossed his face, he glanced at Aphrodite and pushed himself quickly from the couch. He wasn’t sure he wanted her to overhear the conversation.
“She what - ?!” he faltered, “Dawn, slow down. I didn’t -”
He crossed the room and pulled open the sliding glass door to excuse himself onto the deck. Even before he could close the door behind him, he was yelling back. “No, I didn’t tell her that! You know what I don’t appreciate - You can’t just speak to me like that - I -” He could barely get a word in edgewise.
Sanders disappeared outside and paced back and forth on the far end of the deck while he argued with Akiko’s mother. When the conversation was over, he shoved the phone into his pocket and leaned heavily against the deck’s railing on his forearms. His head hung down as he stared at the grass below. After a while of this thoughtful pose, Sanders straightened himself up. He walked back to the house with a straight backed resolve.
He shoved open the door and stepped inside, “Well…” he stood somewhat self-consciously in front of the glass. “Looks like...Akiko told her mother she wants to live here full time now. So…”
He shrugged and wiped his hands on the front of his jeans. “Guess I gotta get her enrolled in school here? Get her shot records and transcripts transferred. Get her things moved over. Set up a real room for her.”
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