““. . . happy birthday, dear Daaaaad . . . happy birthday to you!” Our end note was so flat that both Suz and I burst into laughter. Even Dad chuckled. Still, I told myself we were throwing him a great little bash. Next would be presents and hunks of cake—which would hopefully taste better than it looked—followed by a board game of Risk that might go on for hours. Days, even. Who knew? It was the perfect celebration inside the perfect home with the perfect family who was perfectly happy. Father,... daughter, and daughter. No one else was invited (or missed). Especially not a certain someone who hadn't been home since Thanksgiving. Who had told us, in a no-nonsense, you-should-be-mature-enough-to-understand tone, that Christmas was too close to the semester end to be away from classes. And that Easter would be here “before you know it.” Whatever. Besides, I'd spent seventeen years in the presence of that woman. I'd done my time. Back before she got the diploma bug, I had rather liked her.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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