West Wind
“Jay had scrambled eggs and toasted bagels, but she was too nervous to eat.
"I have to leave tomorrow. I have to see my grandmother," Sabrina said, twisting her long, dark hair into a knot at the back of her head. "I should be there." Jay sipped his coffee. "I thought you said she was in the hospital." "She is," Sabrina replied, picking up her own coffee cup. "But I still need to be there. I'm the only family she has." "What about your parents?" "They're still in Tibet. They won't return for ano...ther two weeks. Besides, they don't count." She slammed her cup on the counter.
"What do you mean, 'they don't count'?" "They're not close to Grandmother Rose. They never have been. My father went to boarding schools and then went to college out of state." "Like you did," he observed, sipping coffee.
"Yes, but it was different with me. I spent my summers with Grandmother Rose. Honestly, if you think about it, I've probably spent more time with her than with mom and dad." "You're not close to your parents?" "It's their choice, not mine," she said defensively.MoreLess
"I have to leave tomorrow. I have to see my grandmother," Sabrina said, twisting her long, dark hair into a knot at the back of her head. "I should be there." Jay sipped his coffee. "I thought you said she was in the hospital." "She is," Sabrina replied, picking up her own coffee cup. "But I still need to be there. I'm the only family she has." "What about your parents?" "They're still in Tibet. They won't return for ano...ther two weeks. Besides, they don't count." She slammed her cup on the counter.
"What do you mean, 'they don't count'?" "They're not close to Grandmother Rose. They never have been. My father went to boarding schools and then went to college out of state." "Like you did," he observed, sipping coffee.
"Yes, but it was different with me. I spent my summers with Grandmother Rose. Honestly, if you think about it, I've probably spent more time with her than with mom and dad." "You're not close to your parents?" "It's their choice, not mine," she said defensively.MoreLess
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