too good at these father–son talks, am I?” he asked with a weak smile.
“You’re not so bad,” I reassured him.
“You’re better at it than I am,” he laughed.
“Guess I take after mom in that respect,” I laughed back
We both laughed at that.
The situation was a little more complicated than he made it sound, but how could he know the circumstances behind our break up? I didn’t foresee Eden and me getting back together at all. It was just too dangerous to be with her and it seemed that I had somehow insulted her in our argument last night and now she wasn’t talking to me anyway.
My mother looked like she wanted my father to ask more questions, but my father never got involved in other people’s business, even his son’s. He would give advice, but it was always up to me if I wanted to take it. He never asked too many questions and he never forced his opinion on anyone.
Dinner passed without a recurring third degree from either of my parents and at six on the dot, a knock sounded on the door.
My mother jumped, hope clearly visible on her face.
“Relax, Mom,” I said, “it’s only Matt.”
She quickly took her seat again, “Oh.”
“We are going to run to the mall real quick,” I explained, “Matt wants to get a book before we go to Kyle’s.”
“Ok,” my mother replied, “be careful, you know that I don’t like it when you cross the highway.”
“I will,” I promised, grabbing my jacket and heading for the door.
Outside Matt was waiting for me. There was a slight chill in the air and I was glad that I brought a light jacket with me.
“Get your homework done?” Matt asked as we set off for the mall.
“Yeah,” I answered, “I didn’t have much; how about you?”
“I’m almost finished,” he confessed, “I’ll do the rest before class. It’s not much.”
We walked through the large parking lot that served all the nearby restaurants; the mall was directly across, on the other side of the highway. We waited for a red light and dashed across to into the mall parking lot.
“Did you want to check in the bookstore?” I asked.
“Nah,” Matt replied, “Let’s just go to Game Shop. I am sure that they have it.”
Entering the mall, we proceeded directly to Game Shop. Matt easily found the hint book that he had been looking for and flipped through it before paying.
“Check this out,” he exclaimed, turning the book so that I could see, “Secret weapons and secret missions, awesome! See, I told you that hint books rule.”
“I don’t understand why you are spending fifteen dollars on a hint book for a game that you don’t even own,” I pointed out.
“Kyle owns it,” Matt said with a smile, “so it practically is mine.”
I couldn’t argue with him there. There have been times in the past when Mrs. Lafferty would let us wait in his room for Kyle to get home. Of course we would always spend that time playing his video games and rummaging through his drawers. Kyle’s mother would be shocked by the number of porno mags he had stashed away.
After paying for the book, Matt and I left the mall and headed for Kyle’s house. We were both so preoccupied with playing ‘20 to Life’ that neither of us noticed the same black car parked down the street from Kyle’s house.
Matt and I arrived at Kyle’s a little after six. Matt waved the book under Kyle’s nose when he opened the door.
“Look-ee what I got,” Matt teased.
“Sweet,” Kyle exclaimed, his eyes bright with anticipation, “Any cool codes?”
“Tons,” Matt replied with an evil grin.
“Well what are you waiting for?” Kyle asked, stepping aside, “Get your fat ass in here!”
Drake was already playing the video game in Kyle’s room. He glanced over at us when we entered.
“Dude, this game is crazy,” he said with glee, “I just beat this hooker with a baseball bat. What could be more fun than that?”
“You’re scaring me,” I replied giving him a wary glance.
“That’s
“You’re not so bad,” I reassured him.
“You’re better at it than I am,” he laughed.
“Guess I take after mom in that respect,” I laughed back
We both laughed at that.
The situation was a little more complicated than he made it sound, but how could he know the circumstances behind our break up? I didn’t foresee Eden and me getting back together at all. It was just too dangerous to be with her and it seemed that I had somehow insulted her in our argument last night and now she wasn’t talking to me anyway.
My mother looked like she wanted my father to ask more questions, but my father never got involved in other people’s business, even his son’s. He would give advice, but it was always up to me if I wanted to take it. He never asked too many questions and he never forced his opinion on anyone.
Dinner passed without a recurring third degree from either of my parents and at six on the dot, a knock sounded on the door.
My mother jumped, hope clearly visible on her face.
“Relax, Mom,” I said, “it’s only Matt.”
She quickly took her seat again, “Oh.”
“We are going to run to the mall real quick,” I explained, “Matt wants to get a book before we go to Kyle’s.”
“Ok,” my mother replied, “be careful, you know that I don’t like it when you cross the highway.”
“I will,” I promised, grabbing my jacket and heading for the door.
Outside Matt was waiting for me. There was a slight chill in the air and I was glad that I brought a light jacket with me.
“Get your homework done?” Matt asked as we set off for the mall.
“Yeah,” I answered, “I didn’t have much; how about you?”
“I’m almost finished,” he confessed, “I’ll do the rest before class. It’s not much.”
We walked through the large parking lot that served all the nearby restaurants; the mall was directly across, on the other side of the highway. We waited for a red light and dashed across to into the mall parking lot.
“Did you want to check in the bookstore?” I asked.
“Nah,” Matt replied, “Let’s just go to Game Shop. I am sure that they have it.”
Entering the mall, we proceeded directly to Game Shop. Matt easily found the hint book that he had been looking for and flipped through it before paying.
“Check this out,” he exclaimed, turning the book so that I could see, “Secret weapons and secret missions, awesome! See, I told you that hint books rule.”
“I don’t understand why you are spending fifteen dollars on a hint book for a game that you don’t even own,” I pointed out.
“Kyle owns it,” Matt said with a smile, “so it practically is mine.”
I couldn’t argue with him there. There have been times in the past when Mrs. Lafferty would let us wait in his room for Kyle to get home. Of course we would always spend that time playing his video games and rummaging through his drawers. Kyle’s mother would be shocked by the number of porno mags he had stashed away.
After paying for the book, Matt and I left the mall and headed for Kyle’s house. We were both so preoccupied with playing ‘20 to Life’ that neither of us noticed the same black car parked down the street from Kyle’s house.
Matt and I arrived at Kyle’s a little after six. Matt waved the book under Kyle’s nose when he opened the door.
“Look-ee what I got,” Matt teased.
“Sweet,” Kyle exclaimed, his eyes bright with anticipation, “Any cool codes?”
“Tons,” Matt replied with an evil grin.
“Well what are you waiting for?” Kyle asked, stepping aside, “Get your fat ass in here!”
Drake was already playing the video game in Kyle’s room. He glanced over at us when we entered.
“Dude, this game is crazy,” he said with glee, “I just beat this hooker with a baseball bat. What could be more fun than that?”
“You’re scaring me,” I replied giving him a wary glance.
“That’s
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