The New Normal by Ashley Little

Author:Ashley Little [Little, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2013-02-01T08:00:00+00:00

When I got home, I found Dad on the couch in the exact same position he had been in when I left. Leg propped on three pillows, beer-can parts still strewn across the room. I wondered if he had moved at all during the day.

“What’s up, Dad?”

“The ceiling.”

“Good one.”

He grunted.

“Need anything?”

“Yeah, a new roof.”

“Oh yeah, the hailstorm.”

“I didn’t get the insurance that covers hail damage.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.” He looked down at his stained jogging pants.

“Shit.”

“I thought if anything happened, I could just fix it myself. Save us the money.”

“So…now what are you going to do?”

He slowly shook his head back and forth and continued to stare at the ceiling. I looked up. A hairline fissure unfurled above us like a baby vine, but I could swear it had always been there.

“I don’t know,” he said. “Beg, borrow or steal it. Hope it doesn’t rain anytime soon.”

“Well”—I patted him on the shoulder, trying to sound cheerful—“I think it’ll be okay, Dad. The forecast calls for clear skies. Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help.”

“Can you bring me the phone and the phone book?”

“Sure.” I walked into the kitchen.

“And another beer?”

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