Tuesday, November 28, Chapter 7
Kari's father was staring at the computer monitor when she slipped the permission forms in front of him. He had been in his home office since she got home at five. There was no sign of dinner preparations. At six he had come out and told her to find something in the freezer for dinner because her mother was delayed at the office. He wasn't hungry.
Kari and her seven-year-old brother had eaten alone. Again.
"I need your signature for school," she told him.
He barely glanced at her. "You can sign my name."
"Okay," she took it away. "I can even talk to myself about why I don't like the project."
"What?"
"Nothing. I'll do it."
Mr. Kamiya's smile was distracted. "That's my girl."
She didn't leave. "What time is mom coming home?"
"Hard to say," he said after a minute.
"Do you want me to put Yamato to bed?" She interpreted his nod as a yes. "Maybe I'll read to him. He likes 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory'." No response. "You might try reading to him sometime. I bet he'd like that."
That earned her a glance. "I have a lot of work to do yet tonight. How about closing the door behind you when you go?"
She did. Kari went back in the living room, where Matt was sitting in front of the TV. "Well, I guess it's just you and me. How about hopping into your pajamas? We'll see what Charlie is up to."
Shortness….. ;.; Im sorry. I couldn't write more. Im grounded for attacking the vending machine at school. I'll try to get the next chapter up, soon.