Chapter 20

The following day, I got ready for school quickly and went downstairs to the kitchen. I saw my father in the kitchen as soon as I entered.

"Good morning Dad." I greet.

"Morning Julie." Dad responds as he poured himself a glass of orange juice.

"Where is Mom?" I ask as I got a bowl, the milk and the box of cheerios.

"Your mother has already left for work." He informs. As soon as I finish making my cereal, I sat down at the kitchen island to eat.

I look up at Dad, who was now at the sink, rinsing out his glass. "So, aren't you going to work?" I ask. Normally, he would have left by now.

"I'm going in late today." He replies, turning off the tap. He then turns to me and smiles. "That's good isn't it? That means we can have a father-daughter time." He teases.

"Dad, I have school." I said, even though I knew he was joking. That was who Dad was. People would say that I got my cheerfulness and happy-go-lucky personality from him. Which is true.

"Oh yeah." He said, faking a sigh. "So much for