Monday Morning: Mac's Apartment
"Chloe? Chloe, hon, wake up."
Groggily, Chloe rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, focusing on her watch. "Mac, it's 6:00 am. Leave me alone..."
"Sorry Chlo, no can do. I have to go to work. And you—you have to go to school. I talked to your Dad and he said he was going to be gone for two months, which means I am in charge of your education, among other things."
Remembering that her Dad was leaving her on her birthday made Chloe even more upset. "Oh wonderful. So much for 'quality time.'" Stumbling off the couch, Chloe managed to make it to the bathroom where she slammed the door and locked it.
Hearing the door lock, Mac sighed. She hoped the entire two months wasn't like this. "Chloe, there is only one bathroom in this apartment. If you need privacy, fine, but your time is limited to 30 minutes."
Hearing Mac, but choosing to ignore her, Chloe leisurely took her time getting ready. An hour and twenty minutes later, Chloe came out looking like she owned the world, not to mention the small, one bathroom apartment. As she wandered out into the kitchen, the young girl noticed a very upset marine in full dress sitting at the kitchen table. She started to speak when Mac stopped her.
"In the car. Now." Pointing at the door, Mac tried her best to keep her voice level. She knew the last thing Chloe needed was to be yelled at. Still... at moments like these....
Even Chloe knew that she had been pushing her luck. Grabbing her book bag from the back of a chair, Chloe slid the chain lock open and walked down the hallway to the elevator.
Following at a close distance, Mac entered the elevator behind the girl. Neither woman said anything on the way to the vehicle. In fact, the entire trip to school was lost in silence.
"I am sorry, but I am just going to drop you off at the entrance. Perhaps if you had taken a little less time sulking, I might have had a few moments to walk in and get you settled."
"Whatever." Not even bothering to look at Mac, Chloe slammed the car door shut and walked slowly towards school.
Letting out a deep breath, Mac watched as she walked away. Telling herself not to cry, Mac hit the accelerator a little too hard and turned up the radio to drowned out her thoughts. It was going to be a long trip to work.
"Chloe? Chloe, hon, wake up."
Groggily, Chloe rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, focusing on her watch. "Mac, it's 6:00 am. Leave me alone..."
"Sorry Chlo, no can do. I have to go to work. And you—you have to go to school. I talked to your Dad and he said he was going to be gone for two months, which means I am in charge of your education, among other things."
Remembering that her Dad was leaving her on her birthday made Chloe even more upset. "Oh wonderful. So much for 'quality time.'" Stumbling off the couch, Chloe managed to make it to the bathroom where she slammed the door and locked it.
Hearing the door lock, Mac sighed. She hoped the entire two months wasn't like this. "Chloe, there is only one bathroom in this apartment. If you need privacy, fine, but your time is limited to 30 minutes."
Hearing Mac, but choosing to ignore her, Chloe leisurely took her time getting ready. An hour and twenty minutes later, Chloe came out looking like she owned the world, not to mention the small, one bathroom apartment. As she wandered out into the kitchen, the young girl noticed a very upset marine in full dress sitting at the kitchen table. She started to speak when Mac stopped her.
"In the car. Now." Pointing at the door, Mac tried her best to keep her voice level. She knew the last thing Chloe needed was to be yelled at. Still... at moments like these....
Even Chloe knew that she had been pushing her luck. Grabbing her book bag from the back of a chair, Chloe slid the chain lock open and walked down the hallway to the elevator.
Following at a close distance, Mac entered the elevator behind the girl. Neither woman said anything on the way to the vehicle. In fact, the entire trip to school was lost in silence.
"I am sorry, but I am just going to drop you off at the entrance. Perhaps if you had taken a little less time sulking, I might have had a few moments to walk in and get you settled."
"Whatever." Not even bothering to look at Mac, Chloe slammed the car door shut and walked slowly towards school.
Letting out a deep breath, Mac watched as she walked away. Telling herself not to cry, Mac hit the accelerator a little too hard and turned up the radio to drowned out her thoughts. It was going to be a long trip to work.