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My Father's Best Friend Stop Shutting Me Out
LanieI rolled over in bed, looking for Andrew’s warmth.But it wasn’t there.Groggy, I sat up and blinked. The light was dim, but there was enough of it coming through the curtains that I could see I was alone in the bedroom.“Andrew?” I called.When he didn’t answer, I climbed out of bed. The chilled air hit my bare skin instantly. Looking around, I saw my sweater from the night before. Tugging it on, I padded out into the hallway and to the top of the stairs.There, his voice wafted up from somewhere in the living room or kitchen. The words were muffled, so I couldn’t tell what he was saying. Judging from the lack of anyone else responding, he was on the phone.At least his tone of voice didn’t sound particularly angry or sad.A memory from the night before came back to me, and I smiled to myself. For sure, my favorite place to be in the whole world was Andrew’s arms. I hoped that the night we’d had made his soul feel at least a tad bit lighter. If not, then perhaps seeing Raven wo
My Father's Best Friend Is This Goodbye?
LanieLast Saturday came back to me. Cuddled up in bed at the resort, I’d told Andrew I loved him. He’d asked me to repeat myself, so I assumed he hadn’t heard my confession.Now, it was strange that he was saying he’d never know how to show me how much he cared. All it took was three simple words. People said them to each other all the time.And yet, here he was being vague and speaking in near-riddles.“I know you care,” I told him. I wanted to reach for his hand, but his arms were still folded tightly.“You’ve opened me up again.” His voice cracked, and he swallowed.“You’ve changed me too,” I softly said, taking a small step forward.Andrew’s shoulders loosened, and he dropped his arms, gaze sweeping across my face. His lips parted, and he looked as if he might reach for me, but he didn’t.“This coma has shown me how stretched thin I am,” he quietly said. “Even with your help, I haven’t been giving Raven enough attention.”“Yes, you have,” I quickly answered.“Then why did I not k
My Father's Best Friend A Miracle
Andrew“Black coffee,” I told the barista behind the hospital’s coffee bar.“Make that two,” a familiar voice chimed in from right behind me.Turning around, I found Bob. Before I could fully register his sudden appearance, he clapped me on the shoulder. “I know you’re probably thinking I should have called.”“I—”“But I did.”My shoulders slumped as my stomach fell. “Yeah. I haven’t been a very good friend, have I?”“You don’t need to be right now.” Bob dropped a bill on the counter and took both of our coffees. “A coffee kiosk in the hospital. Swanky,” he said as he walked over to some seats at the edge of the main waiting room.I followed, accepting my coffee cup and taking a seat next to him. “I haven’t known how to, ah, talk to anyone lately.”“Andrew. It’s fine.” He took a careful sip of his coffee and watched me over the lid. I cringed. Was he here to lecture me about breaking up with Lanie?Well, he could save his breath, because I’d already given myself enough grief about tha
My Father's Best Friend What Did She Say?
Andrew“Raven,” I gasped, crouched at her bedside. I rested my hand lightly on hers. “Raven, can you hear me?”She clenched her closed eyes tighter and groaned. My heart fluttered wildly as I pressed the button to call for the nurse.“She talked!” I nearly yelled the second the nurse appeared.The woman’s eyes went wide. “She did?”“Yes! I was reading to her, and she said it was boring!”The nurse came to Raven’s bedside. “Honey, can you hear me?”Raven’s eyes slowly fluttered open. Her eyebrows pinched together, and she blinked as she stared at the nurse. “Yeah,” she slowly said.Her voice was gravelly and uncertain, but it was hers. Raven was awake.“I’ll get Doctor Matthews,” the nurse said.I could only nod. Tears filled my eyes, and I pressed my fist against my mouth.Raven turned her face to me as the nurse left the room. “Dad.”“Yeah.” I bent next to her bed. “It’s me. How are you feeling?”“Crappy.”I laughed, and it almost turned into a sob, but I swallowed that down. I neede
My Father's Best Friend It's All Good
LanieI rubbed my eyes, realizing I’d read the entire staff email Principal Stafford had sent out and not understood a single word.“Okay,” I exhaled, leaning in closer to my computer screen. “Focus.”And yet I couldn’t. Again, the words on the screen turned into mush. It was like I’d forgotten all the English I’d ever learned.Dropping back into my chair in frustration, I looked around my office. For a while there, the place had begun to feel familiar. Now it didn’t. Now I felt like a stranger in my own life.Wherever I went, I felt out of place. School. My home. My car.On Monday, I must have spent a good two hours staring at the painting in my living room that Andrew had bought me, overwhelmed by competing urges to burn the thing or throw myself onto it, sobbing. In the end, I simply consumed half a bottle of wine and fell asleep on the couch.I’d been avoiding my parents’ calls, and I faked being sick on Sunday night to get out of yoga and drinks with Erica. Usually, after a break
My Father's Best Friend Everyone But Me
LanieJason shrugged a shoulder. “Maybe.”“It’s a long break.”“Exactly. And Raven’s gonna be in the hospital for all of it. I need to go and visit her.”The sentiment flowed from his words, and I couldn’t help but smile. Despite my initial impression of him, Jason was a really good kid. His sweetness couldn’t be ignored.“Raven’s lucky to have you, Jason. I mean that.”Smiling sheepishly, Jason ducked his head. “Thanks, Miss Jacobs.”We sat in silence for a few breaths before he looked back up. “This is helping. I might go on that snowboarding trip. I just don’t want to make Raven jealous.”“I think she’ll understand.”“Yeah. Maybe.” His grin broadened, and a faraway look entered his eyes as he gazed at the window behind me.“I think you’re going to do fine, Jason. You’re feeling pretty upbeat now, huh?”“Yeah, why wouldn’t I? Raven’s finally awake. I got to talk to her on the phone for a minute, and she said she doesn’t blame me. I know I have to make all this up to her, yeah, but s
My Father's Best Friend No Thanks to You
AndrewI paused a few feet outside of Raven’s new hospital room, two hot chocolates in hand.“I felt bad going without you, babe,” Jason said from inside the room.Hearing someone call my daughter “babe,” a kid at that, made me both want to cringe and laugh.“Seriously,” Raven replied. “It’s fine. Let me see that picture of Josh and you again. Oh my god. He’s ridiculous,” She laughed.I smirked to myself. Every time I heard Raven laugh, I was reminded of how lucky I was to have her by my side.I would never slip on the gratitude again.Deciding I’d probably done enough eavesdropping for one day, I entered the room. “Knock, knock.”Raven briefly glanced up from where she held Jason’s phone in her good arm. Her leg and arm were still in casts, as was Jason’s arm.Jason straightened up as I approached. I got the sense he was still a little wary around me, which was fine. Keeping him on his toes was a good idea.“You went snowboarding with your arm like that, huh?” I handed him his hot ch
My Father's Best Friend We Were a Family
AndrewRaven’s tone wasn’t cutting, just sad. I opened my eyes and looked at her. The disappointed expression she wore made my heart feel like it was breaking in two.“So why isn’t she here?” she asked sadly. “Does she not want to come?”“Of course, she wants to come, I told you.” I paused. “You really want to see her?”“Yes, I want to see her. She’s, like, I don’t know.” Raven’s gaze dropped to the floor. “My closest friend. I know she’s too old to be my real friend, but whatever. She gets me.”Guilt hit me hard and heavy. I was going to have to tell Raven the truth, whether I wanted to or not.“Lanie and I broke up.”Raven’s jaw dropped, and her eyes widened. “What? Why?”“Because of what’s happened. Raven.” I rested my forearms on my legs and leaned into them. “I haven’t been giving you enough time and attention. A relationship between adults, it’s a lot of work. Having a girlfriend was starting to distract me from caring for you.”“What caring are you talking about? I was just lyi
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