Chapter 38…..
At the hospital susan had just finished her shift and was on her way out when she ran into andy;"Hi,susan."
"Andy?"asked his friend stuned;"What are you doing here?"
"I came to see my dad."answered he;"I'm here for a short vacation."
"Well,your dad must be thrilled that you came."started susan as she stared worried at him;"Is everything okay,andy,the last time we talked i kind of got the feeling that there was something going on with you."
"Ofcourse everything's okay,susan,why wouldn't it be?"laughed her friend;"I just felt like taking a few days off and drive downhere to spend some time with my family."
"Are you drinking again?"asked she straight out;"Are you?"
"What kind of a stupid question is that?"said andy annoyed;"Ofcourse i'm not drinking and where the hell do you get off asking me that?"
"I'm only asking because i'm worried about you."answered she;"Falling off the wagon happens to the best of us,andy,it's nothing for you to be ashamed about."
"Just because you couldn't stay sober that doesn't mean that i can't."replied her friend angry and walked away;"I'm not like you!"
As andy walked off susan stood there,watching him leave and feeling really worried about her friend because deep down she knew that she was probaly right and that andy had fallen off the wagon.
But susan also knew from experience that there would be no point in pushing andy because he wouldn't admit it anyway untill he was ready and all she could do is be there for him when he was ready to admit that he'd fallen off the wagon.
At java parker walked in and sat down at a table,waiting for his girlfriend,when a rough looking man with a baseball-cap,which was covering half of his face,came over to his table;"You're parker,right?"
"Who are you?"said he surprised and looked suspicious at the man;"Do i know you?"
"Your parents do."laughed the man and placed something on the table as he turned around and walked away;"Give them this for me,boy."
"Hey!"called parker on after the man while he tried to run on after him,out of java,when faith walked in and kind of got in his way;"Damn it!"
"What was that all about?"asked faith worried when she appeared just as the man was walking away as her boyfriend stared at him through the window and put her hand on parker's arm;"Parker?"
"Some old ,rough looking guy came in,started talking to me and seemed to know my name,faith,he said that my parents knew him and wanted me to give them this."started he slowly as he picked up the picture that the man had left on the table and stared at it;"This is a picture of our house,so why would he want me to give this to them?"
"Maybe you should call your dad or something."said his girlfriend;"This is weird!"
"You're right and i will call my dad,faith,but i'm not gonna tell my mom untill i know what's going on and not untill i have talked to my dad first."answered parker;"I knew things were going way too good and that it was just a matter of time before something would come around to mess it up again."
"Hey,don't think like that and maybe it's nothing."replied she;"Whatever that was about your dad will be able to handle it."
"But what if there is something weird going on?"asked her boyfriend with a worried look;"The last thing that my mom needs right now is trouble!"
"Just call your dad and let him worry about that,parker,all you need to do is focus on your schoolwork and me."began faith with a faint smile in an attempt to make parker feel a bit better,but instead of smiling back at her for he looked angry,turned around and walked out of java,so faith quickly rushed on after him;"Hey,where are you going?"
"Is everything a damn joke to you?"said he angry,turning around to face her;"Maybe you can just laugh everything off and maybe you don't give a damn about what happens to your family,but i do care about what happens to mine!"
"I was just trying to make you feel better,but why do i even try?"scolded his girlfriend with a hurt look and stormed off.
Watching her leave parker grabbed his cellphone and dailed his father's cellnumber,who picked up within seconds;"Hey,buddy,what's up?"
"Can you come and meet me at java,dad?"asked parker;"It's important?"
"Sure."said he surprised on the other end of the line;"I'll be right there."
"Thanks,dad."answered his son,hung up and stared at his phone,in doubt if he should call his girlfriend because deep down inside he knew that he'd been way too harsh to her.
After a few seconds parker decided that it was better to let faith cool off and to deal with the weird events of before first,so he put away his phone and walked back to java,to wait for his father.
To be continued…..