Bittersweet Dreams
“Then he smiled, started the engine, and backed out of the parking space. Both of us glanced at the cars that rushed by, to see if any of the school administrators were driving past. I told myself that this was still very innocent. He just saw me walking along and offered a ride. They would certainly believe I had left the building in a rage.
“This looks like a new car,” I said, running my hand over the leather.
“It is. I got it four months ago. I inherited a little money when my father died. He... had remarried and left most of his money to his second wife. He had taken on the responsibility of raising her son, too. The kid’s fourteen and a couple of handfuls, as I understand it. I haven’t been close to the boy and probably won’t see either of them given my father’s passing.”
“So you’re an only child, too?”
“As far as I know,” he said, smiling. “My mother wondered.”
“What happened to her?”
“She died when I was in my teens, pancreatic cancer. She was just forty-five.MoreLess
“This looks like a new car,” I said, running my hand over the leather.
“It is. I got it four months ago. I inherited a little money when my father died. He... had remarried and left most of his money to his second wife. He had taken on the responsibility of raising her son, too. The kid’s fourteen and a couple of handfuls, as I understand it. I haven’t been close to the boy and probably won’t see either of them given my father’s passing.”
“So you’re an only child, too?”
“As far as I know,” he said, smiling. “My mother wondered.”
“What happened to her?”
“She died when I was in my teens, pancreatic cancer. She was just forty-five.MoreLess
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