A Family Affair by Amber Rochelle Gillet

Author:Amber Rochelle Gillet
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery
Publisher: Amber Rochelle Gillet
Published: 2012-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

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I called my father as soon as I was safely off our street. I hadn’t seen him in a few weeks and I thought maybe we could have lunch. I really wanted to tell him what was going on. I was certain he would get a total kick out of it.

Ron, my dad, and my mother divorced right after I graduated from high school. Oddly enough, it just seemed natural. I’m pretty sure they had only held out that long because I was still in school. With me leaving for college, it was almost as if we all broke up, as if we were entitled to our own fresh start. The house was paid for, so they agreed that my mother would stay there while my father bought himself a condo on the opposite side of town. When and if my mother was ever ready to leave the house, she could sell it and keep whatever profit there was. Although she had always been a stay at home mom, my dad was an engineer and pulled in a great salary so money was never an issue. To make the transition as smooth as possible, my dad practically just packed his clothes and left her everything. They saw each other at my college graduation and on holidays if they happened to attend a party of a mutual acquaintance, but that was the extent of their interactions. Or at least it had been until I got arrested.

“Hi, Dad! What’s going on?”

“Hey, is this my favorite meter maid?”

“I’m glad someone appreciates my profession.”

“Well, you could always become a professional stalker.”

“Funny you should say that, because I was hoping to talk to you about Uncle Gordie and Aunt DeDe. You up for lunch today?”

“I am almost scared to hear what this is about. I’m meeting Darlene at 1:30 for a movie, can you do brunch? Wait, are you in a car?”

“I’m driving Mom’s. Its part of the story I want to tell you, and yes I can. Where should we meet?”

“Totek Diner, half hour.”

“Gotcha.”

We both disconnected and before I went another block, I pulled over to the closest convenience store and picked up a five-pack of disposable cameras. I was not going to be caught off guard again. And because of my recent inability to use the last friggin’ camera correctly, I thought it would be best to have a few for back up.

Dad and I pulled into the diner lot at the same time. It was the first time in weeks that the sun had shown. Even though the temperature was barely above freezing, the warm glare of the windshield gave the illusion that spring was close.

My chenille purple scarf was wrapped around my neck twice, once inside my coat and once outside. I pushed on an oversized pair of sunglasses to battle the reflection off of the snow. They also helped to keep my contacts from drying up and falling out of my eyes; the blustering winds were so strong they could take your breath away.

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