Torn From the Present
Lorraine Evans sat on her bed, staring at the wall. Her father, Ryan Evans, was at work, an acting studio located in downtown Alberquerque. Lorraine wasn't sure why, but she was feeling very unactive lately.
Suddenly, Lorriane heard the garage door open, and immediatly hopped out of her bed and rushed out of her room to greet her father.
She rushed up to Ryan, and said, " How was work?"
Ryan sighed, then said, " Much better than yesterday"
Lorraine chuckled, then said," What could be worse? I mean, you had two kids fall off the stage and one actually broke their ankle!"
"Thank you for making me re-live the moment" he said sarcastically.
"You're welcome!"
"So" Ryan said, plopping down on the sofa" How was volleyball practice?"
"Good, I finally mastered my overhand serve!"
"Great! Do you think you could help me make some signs for the studio?"
"Sure, what do they need to say?"
Ryan stood up, then walked over to his desk, which was in another room, then walked back and handed his daughter a few papers.
As Lorraine looked through the papers, she casually said, "So, heard from mom lately?"
Ryan looked up from the newspaper he was reading and said," What makes you think after 8 years she would call us?"
Lorraine shrugged, then looked back down at the pages she was going to color for her father to use.
It was a few minutes before Ryan said, " Do you want to go visit your aunt, uncle, and cousin tonight for dinner?"
"Sure, when do we have to leave?"
"Um..." he looked down at his watch, then said," In an hour and a half, is that enough time to get ready?"
"Yeah... I just have to get dressed and do my hair" she said, walking to her room so she could get ready. As she was looking through her closet, she thought, 'Dad looks so tired... I wonder what really happened today?' Ususally, her father was perky and fun when he got home from work, but today was different...
An hour later, Lorraine was at the kitchen table, dressed in a blue t-shirt, with a striped button-down shirt, and a pair of blue stretch jeans, coloring her father's banners. It was especially easy for her because she had synesthia, which is a condition which randomly connects two senses, making it easy for her to choose which color should go with each letter or number. That was one of the reasons why her father let her color his plans. The other reason was because the father and daughter had a very strong bond ever since Lorraine's mother, Kelsi Neilson, had walked out of their lives when Lorraine was four (she was twelve at the time).
Lorraine was deep in thought when her father walked in and looked over her shoulder at her work on his banner plans. "Good job, they look very colorful!" Causing his daughter to jump.
"Thanks, dad!"
"Are you ready to go, or do I have to carry you to the car?" he joked, starting to walk to the door.
"I think I can walk for myself, thank you" she said, standing up and scooting in her chair.
"Your aunt has something very important to tell you, you know" Ryan said, as he closed the door behing Lorraine.
"Really, and would you happen to know what that important something is?" Lorraine said, opening the door to her father's black Escalade and stepping into the car.
"No, she refused to tell me, so I guess you'll have to wait just like me."
As the black car pulled out of the driveway, Lorraine couldn't help thinking, ' I have the best dad ever'
A/N: I know it's sort of cheesy and short, but it's a start, right? Anyway, I just thought of the idea like 10 minutes ago, and started to type away on my computer. LOL. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, please tell me, and remember to review, it only takes a minute, and I really appreciate it!