Kneel For Me
“Ah, stop it. Nobody takes me seriously. Everybody knows that he would have made you his successor if he could-”
“But he can’t,” I interrupt him. “YOU are the right person for the job.”
He looks up at me with sad eyes and I squeeze his shoulder. “Come on now, idiot. Time to party!”
***
“If I can have a minute of your precious time,” my father smiles as he is already raising his glass of champagne to the crowd turning towards him.
With a hearty gesture, he gets me to move to his side, and he hugs me close. “Thank you all for coming and celebrating the return home of my wonderful daughter. Even if she changed her hair, I‘m still hoping to get her to stay definitely.”