Down Home Blues by Phyllis R. Dixon

Author:Phyllis R. Dixon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: forgiveness, family drama, relationships, finding love
Publisher: Phyllis R. Dixon

CARL

“Sanford and Son is over forty years old and the show is still funny,” Carl said as he turned up the volume. “These shows they come out with now aren’t worth watching.”

“I enjoy Sanford and Son as much as the next person, but I’d rather not watch a new show or an old show,” Portia said as she took the remote control and turned off the TV. “Let’s do something this weekend.”

“Something like what?”

“You haven’t been to see your boys in a while. How about going to Little Rock tomorrow? You can drop me off at the mall, go visit them, then come pick me up and we can go down to the Rivermarket for drinks or dinner.”

“I don’t like to see them when I don’t have money.”

“I’m sure they just like spending time with you. There are lots of free things you can do. They could care less how much money you have.”

“But I care. I missed my last two child support payments and I refuse to show up at their front door empty handed.”

“Then let’s go to a movie. The new Denzel Washington movie has finally made it to Forrest City.”

“What part of ‘I don’t have any money’ don’t you understand?”

“My treat,” Portia said.

“You paid the last two times. You can’t keep paying for everything.”

“I don’t care how much money you have or don’t have. I wouldn’t offer if I were going to resent doing it. And if you’re that concerned about money, you can start by quitting smoking. Cigarettes aren’t cheap.”

“Even guys on death row get cigarettes,” Carl said as he stood.

“That’s because they’re going to die anyway. Why don’t you go back to the job your father lined up? Their business may have picked up by now.”

“They didn’t lay me off. I found out my father was paying them. He may as well have just been giving me the money.” Carl had caulked all of his father’s windows, cleaned the chimney, weeded his mother’s flower beds and helped the guys mend his father’s fences. These tasks kept him busy while he looked for a job. But prospects looked bleak.

“He was only trying to help. You’re letting your pride get in the way of your relationship with your boys and letting people help you.”

“Sometimes I feel like that’s all I have left.”

“The Bible says, pride goeth before a fall.”

“The Bible also says, if a man doesn’t work, he shouldn’t eat.”

“Well you definitely need to eat. We’ve got to keep your strength up. I’ve got some work for you to do,” Portia said as she tried to grab Carl’s hand.

“I’m not in the mood,” Carl said.

“So much for my pride,” Portia said. “How about going to the lake? That’s free.”

“I see the thrill is gone. You used to say you didn’t care what we did, you just wanted to be with me.”

“I do want to be with you, but that doesn’t mean we have to sit around the house all the time. All we do is eat, fool around, and watch TV.

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