Eyes of the Emperor (2005)
Eyes of the Emperor
“When I walked in the door, Opah yapped and jumped like a flea at my knees. Ma nearly fainted. I hadn't called to say I was coming.
“Hey, Ma,” I said, rushing up to hug her. “I'm on pass till tomorrow night. How's things at home? Good, I hope.”
She fanned her face with her hand, smiling shyly.
We sat on the old couch.
Opah leaped onto my lap, and I scratched his belly, his back leg flying.
Ma said, “How are you eating—”
“Never mind about me, Ma. I'm fine. Where's Pop and Herbie? At the shop?”
“H...erbie's at school. Coming home soon. Your father is working, like always. Him and Bunichi.”
She pushed herself up. “Come, I make you something to eat.”
I knew that would make her feel good, so I followed her into the kitchen and let her fuss over me until Herbie came home.
“Heyyy,” he said, smiling big.
I stood and slapped the side of his arm. “So catch me up on what's been going on, ah?”
We went outside and sat on the steps. Opah plopped down to sleep behind us.MoreLess
“Hey, Ma,” I said, rushing up to hug her. “I'm on pass till tomorrow night. How's things at home? Good, I hope.”
She fanned her face with her hand, smiling shyly.
We sat on the old couch.
Opah leaped onto my lap, and I scratched his belly, his back leg flying.
Ma said, “How are you eating—”
“Never mind about me, Ma. I'm fine. Where's Pop and Herbie? At the shop?”
“H...erbie's at school. Coming home soon. Your father is working, like always. Him and Bunichi.”
She pushed herself up. “Come, I make you something to eat.”
I knew that would make her feel good, so I followed her into the kitchen and let her fuss over me until Herbie came home.
“Heyyy,” he said, smiling big.
I stood and slapped the side of his arm. “So catch me up on what's been going on, ah?”
We went outside and sat on the steps. Opah plopped down to sleep behind us.MoreLess
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