Twists in Time by Various

Author:Various
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2015-06-03T23:00:00+00:00

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Brad leaned back against the kitchen counter and stared at the stove timer. The digital clock seemed frozen at thirty-four minutes. Looking down at his watch, he sighed heavily.

“Come on, Dad,” he muttered to the empty New York City apartment. “Where the hell are you?”

Reaching into his pocket, Brad retrieved his cell phone and checked it for the hundredth time. The face of the phone showed the time in dull, gray tones but didn’t show any missed calls or texts.

Engrossed in his frustration, his heart leapt in surprise when the doorbell rang. Brad hurried through the arched doorway between the kitchen and living room of his one-bedroom apartment and rushed to the door.

The doorbell rang a second time as Brad opened the door. The heavyset man on the other side seemed equally startled when the door opened; his fingers remained frozen on the doorbell buzzer.

“Dad!” Brad said excitedly.

He threw his arms around the older man and pulled him into a tight hug. His father, laughing softly, wrapped his arms around his son, and they embraced in the doorway.

“I didn’t think you were going to show,” Brad said as he broke free from the hug.

“It’s the damn airlines,” his dad grumbled. “My flight got delayed in Chicago. I don’t understand why they even fly into Chicago during the winter. They always have snow, and flights are always delayed. Just seems stupid, is all.”

Brad laughed. “It’s good to see you, too. You look really good.”

His dad looked him over. “Wish I could say the same for you. You’ve been in New York for, what, six months? Looks like you’ve aged five years!”

Brad blushed and scratched his head nervously. “Thanks for the compliment, jerk. I’ll have you know that I’ve got a lot of stress with my new job. They’ve got me flying all around the world on these business trips. It takes a lot out of you. Anyways, I’m not exactly young anymore.”

His father guffawed. “You’re twenty-three and just out of college. Believe me, you’re still a young pup.”

They stared at each other in silence. Brad’s smile broadened just being in the presence of his father again.

“You going to leave me out here in the hallway all day?”

Brad shook his head. “Sorry. It’s just good to see you again.” Reaching out, he took his father’s suitcase. “I’ll take this back to the guest bedroom. I can take your coat, too, if you want.”

“Sure, sure,” his father said, sliding out of the thick jacket. Brad smiled at his father again before walking to the back room.

“Smells really good,” his father yelled from the kitchen. “What did you fix?”

“It’s the holidays, Dad. I went traditional and fixed us a turkey.”

“A turkey?” his father asked incredulously. “I didn’t know you knew how to cook. I figured I’d be dead before any of my kids got domesticated.”

Brad’s heart thundered in his chest as he set his father’s coat and suitcase down at the foot of the guest bed.

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