Gentleman's Agreement
“Phil turned, saw the stricken eyes watching him. He wanted to ease that look away, lie if necessary to replace it with confidence. But always he’d played it the other way, and he would now. Answers had to be answers.
“She’ll die sometime, just the way you will or me or Aunt Belle or anybody. But maybe it won’t be for a long time.”
“Oh, Dad.”
He put his hand on Tom’s head, ruffling the dark hair.
“The doctor said she might be fine for years if she’s careful. She’s pretty old, and all the packing and unpacking tired her too much.”
Tom moved closer. Phil pushed the lever of the toaster down. The ticking sounded very loud.
“Scram into some clothes, Tom.” He gave him a shove toward the door as if they were roughhousing. “Then you can set the table. We can run this place between us, I bet.”
“All right.” He started to leave, then stopped. “Oh, gosh, Dad.”
“It’s scary, Tom, I know. I was scared last night, too. But we’ll take care of her, and she might be just fine till you’re grown up and ma...rried and have kids.”MoreLess
“She’ll die sometime, just the way you will or me or Aunt Belle or anybody. But maybe it won’t be for a long time.”
“Oh, Dad.”
He put his hand on Tom’s head, ruffling the dark hair.
“The doctor said she might be fine for years if she’s careful. She’s pretty old, and all the packing and unpacking tired her too much.”
Tom moved closer. Phil pushed the lever of the toaster down. The ticking sounded very loud.
“Scram into some clothes, Tom.” He gave him a shove toward the door as if they were roughhousing. “Then you can set the table. We can run this place between us, I bet.”
“All right.” He started to leave, then stopped. “Oh, gosh, Dad.”
“It’s scary, Tom, I know. I was scared last night, too. But we’ll take care of her, and she might be just fine till you’re grown up and ma...rried and have kids.”MoreLess
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