The Chamber of Five (2011)
“I set my keys on the kitchen counter, and my dad stood at the island, his hands splayed on the granite surface. “Hi.”
He pointed to my keys, then motioned for me to throw them to him. I did. He put them in his pocket. “You can take a bus from now on.”
I stared at him. “Fine with me.”
He glowered, his face dropping to a menacing and pissed-off scowl. “Don’t test me, son.”
“Or what? You’ll hit me?”
Silence. He breathed. Then he paced. I’d seen him on TV on the floor of Congress in front of the po...dium acting the same game. “Let’s see. Your wish is to dismantle the only thing that can help you attain success in college. Your wish is to spite me at every turn. Your wish is to throw away everything you’ve been given.” He stopped pacing, staring icicles into me. “That’s right, isn’t it?”
“This has nothing to do with you, Dad. This is about—”
“THIS HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH ME!” he bellowed, slamming his fist on the granite. “I have spent over a hundred thousand dollars on your schooling, and you have the nerve to tell me that I’m not involved?”MoreLess
He pointed to my keys, then motioned for me to throw them to him. I did. He put them in his pocket. “You can take a bus from now on.”
I stared at him. “Fine with me.”
He glowered, his face dropping to a menacing and pissed-off scowl. “Don’t test me, son.”
“Or what? You’ll hit me?”
Silence. He breathed. Then he paced. I’d seen him on TV on the floor of Congress in front of the po...dium acting the same game. “Let’s see. Your wish is to dismantle the only thing that can help you attain success in college. Your wish is to spite me at every turn. Your wish is to throw away everything you’ve been given.” He stopped pacing, staring icicles into me. “That’s right, isn’t it?”
“This has nothing to do with you, Dad. This is about—”
“THIS HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH ME!” he bellowed, slamming his fist on the granite. “I have spent over a hundred thousand dollars on your schooling, and you have the nerve to tell me that I’m not involved?”MoreLess
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