Such a happy family dinner
Tori and Blake came back and sat down beside each other. They both had a smile on their faces. Tori was a little taken aback by the silence, and said "What happened here? Train wreck?" She smiled, but it soon faded when no one smiled back. No one answered, and silence settled back around us. Tori reached forward. I noticed her hand was an inch away from the pot, and I said "Be careful, both pots are very hot." She smiled at my motherly tone. Shane smiled, too, because he was right. I was the mother of the group, but I always was. Hunter was still sitting with his head in his hands. His plate was still empty. I got up, and pulled his hands back. I fixed his plate, and whispered "Eat." I sat back down, and everyone was smiling. I guess a warm notion goes a long way. Hunter was listening to me, eating slowly. He kept his eyes down, like he was not supposed to look up. I ate very quickly, and finished before anyone had even said anything. I got up, and put my plate in the sink. I washed it off, and sat it in the sink. I walked outside, away from all the eyes that were following me. The air had cooled down, and it was a little chilling. I walked down the steps that led to the beach.
Back at the table...
Harry looked at Hunter, and said "You two got on a very touchy subject." Hunter looked up, and said "Her father?" Harry nodded, and said "How did you know?" Hunter shook his head, and said "Her facial expression was so sad when she talked about him. When did he die?" Harry was a little confused about how Hunter knew all this but still answered him. "He died when she was 7, eight years ago. But the bad thing is the anniversary was three day ago, the day we met you guys." Dustin shook his head, "How is she so happy, when that must be eating her alive." "Because I loved him, and he is still with me." No one had heard me come back up. I figured Dustin or Harry would have got up to hug, try to console me. But i was surprised when Hunter got up, and pulled me into his arms. For some reason, i felt very safe in his arms and all the tears i had built up in me came out. What a sight to see, two people who seem to argue all the time, hugging each other, and one crying. We stood there for awhile before he let me go. I wiped my eyes, and said "Sorry for getting your shirt wet." He threw up his arms and said "You have apologized enough today, my turn. I am sorry for yelling at you, and getting so bent out of shape about reading my mind." I smiled and said "Don't be sorry, it is your mind. You should know when people are in it." We both sat back down, and I said "When you guys get done eating, I guess i will tell you more about my past."...