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Chapter 26: Father and Son
It was two days after Reggie had given me the book, which I had read a lot in only two days. I decided that I would go see her again. When I got to the hospital, I saw the nurses wheeling her out.
"Lars, I get to go home! Please thank your father for me!" Reggie said as the nurse continued to wheel her down the hall. I was confused. She was still sick. Why did she get to go home? And most of all, what did my father have to do with this? I saw Ray walking up behind her, so I stopped him for a minute.
"What's happening?" I asked him, as he smiled at me.
"Your father's paying for private home care for Reggie. Very expensive," he told me, raising his eyebrows. I couldn't believe it. Raul Rodriguez. Paying for private homecare for his son's girlfriend. But no matter what, I knew what I had to do.
That night, I drove to my father's house. I walked up the walkway and knocked on the door, not hesitantly like the last time. He opened the door, and by now, tears were dropping out of my eyes. "Thank you," I told him weakly as I began to sob pretty hard.
"You're welcome," he replied, putting a hand on my shoulder. I then threw my arms around him and cried on his shoulder for the first time since I was three. He hugged me back, shushing me as if I was three, and it felt good. Remember when I told you that not even Reggie could bring my father and I together? She just did. Reggie had just done the unthinkable.
On Friday night, I continued to work on Reggie's telescope. It was late at night, but I had to finish it by the next night. Hykutoki was expected on Saturday night. I was doing some calculations when I saw Ray walking out to me.
"I've got to finish this by tomorrow night," I told him, not looking up from my work.
"I've brought you something warm," he said, placing a cup of hot coffee next to me.
"Has she ordered the mirrors?" I asked Ray as he set a lantern on the table.
"Yeah, they're in here," he told me, leading me to the shed. He asked me about what I was going to use for certain parts, and then ended his questioning with, "Do you think you can really finish this by tomorrow night?"
"I have to, and I can," I replied. He smiled at me warmly and wished me good luck. He then went back into the house. I continued to work on the telescope all night, and had it finished by the morning.
Chapter 26: Father and Son
It was two days after Reggie had given me the book, which I had read a lot in only two days. I decided that I would go see her again. When I got to the hospital, I saw the nurses wheeling her out.
"Lars, I get to go home! Please thank your father for me!" Reggie said as the nurse continued to wheel her down the hall. I was confused. She was still sick. Why did she get to go home? And most of all, what did my father have to do with this? I saw Ray walking up behind her, so I stopped him for a minute.
"What's happening?" I asked him, as he smiled at me.
"Your father's paying for private home care for Reggie. Very expensive," he told me, raising his eyebrows. I couldn't believe it. Raul Rodriguez. Paying for private homecare for his son's girlfriend. But no matter what, I knew what I had to do.
That night, I drove to my father's house. I walked up the walkway and knocked on the door, not hesitantly like the last time. He opened the door, and by now, tears were dropping out of my eyes. "Thank you," I told him weakly as I began to sob pretty hard.
"You're welcome," he replied, putting a hand on my shoulder. I then threw my arms around him and cried on his shoulder for the first time since I was three. He hugged me back, shushing me as if I was three, and it felt good. Remember when I told you that not even Reggie could bring my father and I together? She just did. Reggie had just done the unthinkable.
On Friday night, I continued to work on Reggie's telescope. It was late at night, but I had to finish it by the next night. Hykutoki was expected on Saturday night. I was doing some calculations when I saw Ray walking out to me.
"I've got to finish this by tomorrow night," I told him, not looking up from my work.
"I've brought you something warm," he said, placing a cup of hot coffee next to me.
"Has she ordered the mirrors?" I asked Ray as he set a lantern on the table.
"Yeah, they're in here," he told me, leading me to the shed. He asked me about what I was going to use for certain parts, and then ended his questioning with, "Do you think you can really finish this by tomorrow night?"
"I have to, and I can," I replied. He smiled at me warmly and wished me good luck. He then went back into the house. I continued to work on the telescope all night, and had it finished by the morning.