Swimming to Tokyo
“Dad mostly leaves me alone after he has his say, which involves a lot of yelling. Telling me how disappointed he is in my behavior. He thought he could trust me. He wanted to trust me. Blah, blah, blah. I nod at all the appropriate places. Even when he tells me he doesn’t want me seeing Finn again because I violated his trust. Timeframe undefined. I agree because it’s irrelevant really. I was hoping for a celebration once Finn was off the hook. The girl dismissed him quickly. He was back in fiv...e minutes. He shook the lawyer’s hand, then my dad’s. A nod to Eloise and then he finally looked at me.
His eyes stayed flat, empty. “I’m so sorry. You’ll never have to do this again.” He kissed me on the forehead.
I burned that into my memory, too.
Then he walked out and I didn’t stop him.
I didn’t even try.
I didn’t cry until I got home and walked into my room. It had been twelve hours since he’d knocked on the door, maybe to the minute. My pillow had still smelled like him.MoreLess
His eyes stayed flat, empty. “I’m so sorry. You’ll never have to do this again.” He kissed me on the forehead.
I burned that into my memory, too.
Then he walked out and I didn’t stop him.
I didn’t even try.
I didn’t cry until I got home and walked into my room. It had been twelve hours since he’d knocked on the door, maybe to the minute. My pillow had still smelled like him.MoreLess
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