Adaptation
“Reese’s mom looked up from her laptop and said, “Can you get that, honey?”
Reese had been loading the dishwasher while wondering what she should say to Amber tomorrow. So, you wanted me to call you? Hey there, tour guide reporting for duty? She dried off her hands and was about to pick up the phone when she saw the caller ID: Rick Holloway. Her father. She let it ring another couple of times—and caught her mom giving her a pointed look—before she answered. “Hi, Dad.”
“Hi, sweetie. I’ve been hop...ing to catch you. How are you feeling?”
“I’m fine,” Reese said automatically. She took the phone out of the kitchen, heading into the living room where she sat down on the leather armchair.
“Your mother told me that she made an appointment for you to see Dr. Wong tomorrow.”
“Yeah.” Maybe she should offer to take Amber on a tour of Alcatraz or something. Didn’t newcomers to San Francisco want to do that?
“Well,” her dad said, “I think that’s a good idea.”MoreLess
Reese had been loading the dishwasher while wondering what she should say to Amber tomorrow. So, you wanted me to call you? Hey there, tour guide reporting for duty? She dried off her hands and was about to pick up the phone when she saw the caller ID: Rick Holloway. Her father. She let it ring another couple of times—and caught her mom giving her a pointed look—before she answered. “Hi, Dad.”
“Hi, sweetie. I’ve been hop...ing to catch you. How are you feeling?”
“I’m fine,” Reese said automatically. She took the phone out of the kitchen, heading into the living room where she sat down on the leather armchair.
“Your mother told me that she made an appointment for you to see Dr. Wong tomorrow.”
“Yeah.” Maybe she should offer to take Amber on a tour of Alcatraz or something. Didn’t newcomers to San Francisco want to do that?
“Well,” her dad said, “I think that’s a good idea.”MoreLess
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