Poles Apart
“Who is she?” Hands on her hips, and a smile on her face, Mother waited for an answer. She’d not let the subject go.
Perhaps if he feigned ignorance. “Äiti?”
He grabbed another cardamom bun from the emptying plate, stuffing the entire thing into his mouth. She wouldn’t expect him to speak with his mouth full.
She’d always taught him it was bad manners to do so.
Mother pulled the plate away. “Niklas Toivonen, don’t you Äiti me. I brought you into this world. I raised you. And I know you better th...an you know yourself. You have not been able to wipe that smile from your face the entire week. You’re in love. So out with it—what is her name?”
In love? Niklas took a huge swig of coffee. He wasn’t ready to tell his parents. Äiti might be smiling now, but she’d not be thrilled once she knew the woman he was falling for lived on the other side of the world. She’d have a myriad of questions for which he had no answers. Yet. Could he and Sarah make a long distance relationship work?MoreLess
Perhaps if he feigned ignorance. “Äiti?”
He grabbed another cardamom bun from the emptying plate, stuffing the entire thing into his mouth. She wouldn’t expect him to speak with his mouth full.
She’d always taught him it was bad manners to do so.
Mother pulled the plate away. “Niklas Toivonen, don’t you Äiti me. I brought you into this world. I raised you. And I know you better th...an you know yourself. You have not been able to wipe that smile from your face the entire week. You’re in love. So out with it—what is her name?”
In love? Niklas took a huge swig of coffee. He wasn’t ready to tell his parents. Äiti might be smiling now, but she’d not be thrilled once she knew the woman he was falling for lived on the other side of the world. She’d have a myriad of questions for which he had no answers. Yet. Could he and Sarah make a long distance relationship work?MoreLess
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