Skate Freak (2008)
“No e-mail, no phone call. Nothing. I tried calling her cell phone a couple of times, but she didn’t answer. When I asked my dad about it, he said, “Let’s not talk about it.” And then he started to talk about it.
“Things haven’t been all that great between your mother and me for a while now.”
“I know. I’m sorry, Dad.”
“Your mother’s a good person. I think I disappointed her.”
“I think I did too.”
“Not you, Quinn. Me. I lost the job.”
“It wasn’t your fault.”
“Well, I took it kind of hard. Seemed ...like I’d worked at that damn fish plant all those years, and I guess I figured I’d work there until I retired.”
“But you have a job now.”
“Well, now is a little late, isn’t it?” You could tell he was mad at himself.
I wanted to say something to make him feel better. I wanted to help somehow, but I didn’t know what to say.
He took a deep breath and changed the subject. “How’s school?” he asked for the millionth time in my life. Why do parents keep asking that question?MoreLess
“Things haven’t been all that great between your mother and me for a while now.”
“I know. I’m sorry, Dad.”
“Your mother’s a good person. I think I disappointed her.”
“I think I did too.”
“Not you, Quinn. Me. I lost the job.”
“It wasn’t your fault.”
“Well, I took it kind of hard. Seemed ...like I’d worked at that damn fish plant all those years, and I guess I figured I’d work there until I retired.”
“But you have a job now.”
“Well, now is a little late, isn’t it?” You could tell he was mad at himself.
I wanted to say something to make him feel better. I wanted to help somehow, but I didn’t know what to say.
He took a deep breath and changed the subject. “How’s school?” he asked for the millionth time in my life. Why do parents keep asking that question?MoreLess
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