Chapter139

Keith,anyway,heleftmealonebecauseIwavedhimtoendtheconversationandsaidhewastiredandwantedtosleep.Iwentdownstairstoarrangeforthechildtotakeabath,gotobed,chatwithhisfatheraboutoddsandends,anddidn'tgetuptobeduntillateatnight.Ididn'tknowanything.Iknewhisfatherwasthinkingaboutit,soIkeptdoingit.

OK,butIhopeyoudon'tdoanything,therelationshipbetweenmeandmyfatherisnottiedupyet.Tomakemattersworse.

Worse,tomakemattersworse,Iprayedbeforegoingtobedlastnightnottomakethingsworse.ThenextmorningIwasgoingtoseemyfatherKeithveryearly.IputKeithinchargeoftakingthechildrentoschool,includingmakingbreakfast.HesaidIdon'trespectyourguardian,Iamatruemother,butwhyshouldIbelikeanalien.

IcanexplaintoKeiththatIhavetogotoworkearlyeveryday,soIdon'thavetimetobeamodelandstuntman.Hehasajoboccasionally,sohecan'tstoptalking.