Duncan's Diary by Christopher C. Payne

Author:Christopher C. Payne [Payne, Christopher C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: JournalStone Publishing
Published: 2012-06-26T10:07:13+00:00

God, It Can’t Be True

Sudhir had enjoyed his meeting with Jason. As confused as Jason was in his personal life, his work life was meticulously crafted. Jason continually achieved the always-inevitable goal of finding and putting his culprit in a cell far away. How many people had he held a hand in apprehending, ridding the world of the added sadness that might have been inflicted? Sudhir felt a twinge of jealousy at not having felt this satisfaction himself, and he realized that he was driven to the same end.

Sudhir was happy to be heading home. Janine was not in town for the next couple of days. He would be able to pick up his kids at his parents and spend some quality time with them on a foggy coastal evening. Every place you live, everyone talks about microclimates, but in the San Francisco-area it was never truer. You could drive a few miles in any direction and seemingly get 20-degree variances in temperature. This was most evident on the coast during a foggy day, which was the majority of days out of any given year.

The sandy beaches were heavily burdened that day with an overcast hue. The endless, vast darkness invaded without any sun present tending to wear people down at times. This was also the main reason the coastal community enjoyed a lower level of housing prices compared to the rest of the Peninsula. Where else in the world would ocean-front homes be less expensive than comparable structures further inland. It intuitively made little sense, but the fog was really the added detractor.

Sudhir paddled home through the thick substance after picking up his little ones, and, as usual on these days, his mother had packed him a very nice dinner. His mom didn’t take to Janine for the most part, but she did spoil him and her grandchildren. What mom does like her daughter-in-law, anyway? Talk about a Freudian-role issue, moms hated all daughters-in-laws. Nobody would ever be good enough for the son of any mother in her right mind.

After a nice prepared meal and the night’s assigned homework, the three of them sat down and watched a little TV. Snuggling between the two kids on the couch, Sudhir could not help but feel how blessed he was. He had amazing children who loved and admired him to no end. He worshipped his kids. Lately, with Janine going through her mid-life adjustment, they were the foundation that helped construct life into a meaningful existence.

They were watching the last taped episode of The Amazing Race, which had now become a family tradition. The three of them would make a huge bowl of popcorn and stay glued with anticipation on what couple would be the next booted off the show. Sudhir bet that night’s exits would be the two blonde girls. The show seemed to always have one group of blonde girls who were not the brightest on the block and made you laugh at the fulfilled cliché. It was either they or the frat boys that were sure to go.

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