Chapter 13: Dinner

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~~~~~Six p.m.~~~~~(Still the same day.)

      I went to my penthouse and decided to watch some TV...but who would have thought my tummy had other plans. It was growling like a volcano just erupted trying to tell me it was starved. So I decided I would make some spaghetti: I went into the kitchen and grabbed a pot from one of the cupboards and poured some water in it and put it on the stove to boil. After a while I added the spaghetti and while I waited for that to cook I made a bowl of salad. We didn't have any spaghetti sauce so I just used some hot sauce instead.

      So about an hour later I sat down to eat but there was a knock at the door...

Margaret (yelling): Who is it?

Zack: It's me Zack.

Margaret (opening the door): Hey Zack...come on in, is there something I can do for you?

Zack: Actually is Zane around? I wanted to play some basketball with him.

Margaret: No he's out on a date and won't be back till late tonight...but I was 'bout to eat dinner. Would you like to join me?

Zack: Sure. What are you having?

Margaret: Spaghetti and salad.

Zack: Alright.

Margaret: Okay grab yourself a plate, cup, and silverware.

Zack (while grabbing his necessities): So...how ya fellin'?

Margaret (opening the fridge): Okay. So what'll it be, Pepsi or Coke?

Zack: Pepsi. Okay enough to play basketball with me later?

Margaret (putting a two liter bottle of Pepsi on the table): Ya I think I can swing it.

Zack (smiling): Great.

Margaret (smiling): Good.

      So they both sat down and started to eat, when Margaret remembered something...

~~~~~Flashback~~~~~

      In the townhouse at Portland around six p.m. dinner time...

Margaret (yelling): Dad?

Dad: What is it sweetie?

Margaret: Dinner's ready.

Dad: Okay honey I'm coming. (Walking into the kitchen and sitting down getting ready to eat.) So how was school today?

Margaret: It was alright and how was your day?

Dad (smiling): Better now that I'm having dinner with my daughter.

~~~~~End Flashback~~~~~

Zack: Hey you look like you were a million miles away.

Margaret: I was just remembering this one time when I was sixteen years old. My father and I had just sat down to eat dinner and he asked me how school was, I said it was alright then I asked him how his day went and he said 'better now that I'm having dinner with my daughter.'

      With that said sobs started to wrack Margaret's body and for the first time since her father's death she started to cry and she didn't care if anyone saw her... including Zack. When Zack saw her crying he walked over to her and helped her out of the chair and walked her to the couch. They sat down together and Margaret put her head in his lap and just cried all the while Zack was whispering in her ear that everything was going to be alright. Although inside, his heart was breaking to see her like this and that there was nothing he could do about it. So they just left everything like that in the kitchen and when Margaret had finally cried herself to sleep, Zack bent over and kissed her forehead and grabbed a blanket lying around near by where they were, and closed on Margaret and himself...then finally just closed his own eyes and fell asleep.