I get home in no time and head straight for my bedroom. Dad must still be at work so I'm home alone.
Again.
I open the text book and go over the work we'd done at the library. I smile when I realize he's written a little rhyme in the margin to help me remember the easiest way to work out the problems.
It isn't long before Dad calls up the stairs that he's home.
"Good day, Sunshine?"
"Really Dad, Sunshine?"
"Oh give your old man a bit of slack. You'll always be my little ray of Sunshine."
I laugh and kiss his cheek before grabbing him a water from the fridge.
"Actually I had a great day. I got a tutor and made a new friend."
"A new friend. Anyone I know?" He asks.
"Dad, you know everyone in this town."
"I guess I do." He laughs. "That's good though; you should widen your social circle. I know there are expectations at school, but sometimes it's good to buck the trend."