Finding Dad by Kara Sundlun

Author:Kara Sundlun
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781933016245
Publisher: Behler Publications, LLC

As I tried to find my way around campus, my father let me know he was still thinking of me with frequent phone calls to my dorm room, usually at 6 a.m., when he knew we were fast asleep.

“Kara, it’s your father, just want to say good morning and make sure you’re studying,” he would say with a chuckle.

“No, actually we’re all sleeping,” I would answer in a groggy whisper.

“Oh, so sorry, have a good day.” Click. Short and sweet—that was my father.

It was adorable that he wanted to say hi and let me know I was on his mind before his day began, but there’s little doubt my roommate found this very annoying. This was also his way of letting me know he was already up and conquering the world. He used to call the Lieutenant Governor, Robert Weygand, and wake him up every morning when he crossed into a section of Massachusetts because, according to an archaic state law, he wasn’t governor when he left the state.

“Hello, I’m just calling to say you’re the governor, so wake up,” he would say, laughing before hanging up. Ten miles later, he’d call back and tell Weygand he could go back to bed since he was the governor again.

Back at school, it was time for sorority rush, and though I didn’t want to engage in the catty, mindless activities that were sometimes associated with being in a sorority, I did want to find a way to make the campus of thirty-five thousand people feel smaller, and build a new community of friends. But I would have to ask my father for the dues to join a sorority.

“Please, I think it will really help me with a great place to live and some wonderful connections.”

“I don’t know…are you sure that’s a good idea?”

“I do! The Greek system is respected on this campus, I promise.”

“Okay, but this better not turn into a big party that keeps you from studying.”

“Thank you so much! And I promise I’ll keep my grades up.”

Brooke and Dayna planned on rushing, too, but we all had agreed to go our own ways in order to branch out and meet new friends. Our friendship was cemented in granite, and we would always have each other. They would always be the witnesses to me before I’d gained a father.

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The first day of rush, I met Laura, a stunningly beautiful blonde girl from New Jersey who had curly hair like me. She was like a ball of light, and we sparked an instant friendship. Even though her blue-green eyes and curvy shape made the boys speechless, she was quick and bright. We discovered that we lived in the same dorm and ended up liking the same sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta. Not only was it the oldest sorority, founded by a young woman who thought girls should have fraternities, too, but we got to live in one the most beautiful old mansions in Ann Arbor, complete with antique furnishings, comfortable rooms, and a great meal plan.

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