The Unexpected Life
"Kenny! Are you even listening to me?"
"Of course I am listening the problem is you just keep saying the same thing."
"I do not. Kenny I can't live like this not anymore. Poor Katie all she hears now is our fighting."
"Don't you do that, don't bring her into this. This is you and me, it's our problem."
"No it's not. If you think that this isn't affecting her as well you need to think again. Kenny I am not going to sit by and let her listen to us. I think I am going to stay at my cousin's house in Chicago for while."
"What do you mean? You're leaving me? Max we can work this out but not if you leave."
"Kenny we have tried it's not going to work out. I already called her and she is expecting us late tonight. Katie needs a break, I need a break."
"So that's it? You're just going to take our daughter and leave the city. I don't even get a say? You cannot take her with you I need her too."
"Kenny I'm going and she needs me more than you need her." Kenny's face dropped at Max's late statement. If anything about him was true it was the fact that he loved Katie very much. "I'm sorry I know you love her but I just cannot leave my baby behind. You can visit her in a little while."
"Well I guess you have everything figured out don't you? I'm going to go to the station. You don't need me any more. I'm not sure you ever really did." And with that Kenny left the house. He stopped by the school and pulled Katie out of class. He had to say goodbye to her. She really didn't understand but she told him that she did. He thought to himself as he pulled out of the school parking lot that she had to be the smartest six year old ever. He was really going to miss her.
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"Daddy its only Chicago."
"But Kim you just got back."
"Well do you want me to move back out to California?"
"No of course not. These have been the longest years of life."
"I know daddy. I missed you too. That's why I decided to take me residency program in Chicago."
"But why can't you stay in Rome? We do have a hospital here."
"Look daddy I got accepted into one of the most prestige's surgery programs in the country. Chicago is not that far away. I can't pass this up. Besides I will be here for another nine weeks until the program starts." Kimberly smiled, reached up and gave him a kiss on the check. Jimmy knew she was right but he still wanted her to stay. Kimberly had moved out to California to finish her medical program. Jimmy and Jill had only seen her twice in the last two years. "Do you need help cleaning up dinner mom?"
"No I got it. You just got home why don't you go lay down?" Jill said as she started to clear the dishes.
Kimberly got up from the table and grabbed her jacket from the rack. "Where are you going?" Jill asked.
"Well like you said this the first time I have been in Rome in two years. I am going to take a walk downtown and see what's new."
"Well take the car."
"Actually I need the walk. I will call if it gets too late." And with that Kimberly left.
She walked through the neighborhood and downtown. Although Rome was a town full of controversy nothing much changed. Most of the homes had beautiful yards lined with white picket fences, the shops in town were still around, the restaurants served the same menu and the people were generally happy. She missed the rhythm that this town had the most. As exciting and different California was there was just something about a small town that she liked. She passed by her mother's office, Mr. Wambaugh's office, the station and courthouse. It was starting to get late so Kim decided to go into the station to call for a ride.
"Kenny! Are you even listening to me?"
"Of course I am listening the problem is you just keep saying the same thing."
"I do not. Kenny I can't live like this not anymore. Poor Katie all she hears now is our fighting."
"Don't you do that, don't bring her into this. This is you and me, it's our problem."
"No it's not. If you think that this isn't affecting her as well you need to think again. Kenny I am not going to sit by and let her listen to us. I think I am going to stay at my cousin's house in Chicago for while."
"What do you mean? You're leaving me? Max we can work this out but not if you leave."
"Kenny we have tried it's not going to work out. I already called her and she is expecting us late tonight. Katie needs a break, I need a break."
"So that's it? You're just going to take our daughter and leave the city. I don't even get a say? You cannot take her with you I need her too."
"Kenny I'm going and she needs me more than you need her." Kenny's face dropped at Max's late statement. If anything about him was true it was the fact that he loved Katie very much. "I'm sorry I know you love her but I just cannot leave my baby behind. You can visit her in a little while."
"Well I guess you have everything figured out don't you? I'm going to go to the station. You don't need me any more. I'm not sure you ever really did." And with that Kenny left the house. He stopped by the school and pulled Katie out of class. He had to say goodbye to her. She really didn't understand but she told him that she did. He thought to himself as he pulled out of the school parking lot that she had to be the smartest six year old ever. He was really going to miss her.
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"Daddy its only Chicago."
"But Kim you just got back."
"Well do you want me to move back out to California?"
"No of course not. These have been the longest years of life."
"I know daddy. I missed you too. That's why I decided to take me residency program in Chicago."
"But why can't you stay in Rome? We do have a hospital here."
"Look daddy I got accepted into one of the most prestige's surgery programs in the country. Chicago is not that far away. I can't pass this up. Besides I will be here for another nine weeks until the program starts." Kimberly smiled, reached up and gave him a kiss on the check. Jimmy knew she was right but he still wanted her to stay. Kimberly had moved out to California to finish her medical program. Jimmy and Jill had only seen her twice in the last two years. "Do you need help cleaning up dinner mom?"
"No I got it. You just got home why don't you go lay down?" Jill said as she started to clear the dishes.
Kimberly got up from the table and grabbed her jacket from the rack. "Where are you going?" Jill asked.
"Well like you said this the first time I have been in Rome in two years. I am going to take a walk downtown and see what's new."
"Well take the car."
"Actually I need the walk. I will call if it gets too late." And with that Kimberly left.
She walked through the neighborhood and downtown. Although Rome was a town full of controversy nothing much changed. Most of the homes had beautiful yards lined with white picket fences, the shops in town were still around, the restaurants served the same menu and the people were generally happy. She missed the rhythm that this town had the most. As exciting and different California was there was just something about a small town that she liked. She passed by her mother's office, Mr. Wambaugh's office, the station and courthouse. It was starting to get late so Kim decided to go into the station to call for a ride.