- 18.
When I got home, Dad and Brittany were
leaving.
Dad paused. “Why are you not at work? Are
you missing a file?”
“No.” I stared at him and Brittany. “Where are
you going?”
Dad patted the bag on his back. “Your sister
and I are going camping.”
く
The two of them going camping?
I went pale.
“Kayla, are you feeling okay?”
Dad looked at me.
I said, “I’ve caught a cold.”
“Are you sick?” Dad frowned. “Have you been
working too much?”
“Maybe.” I said, “Can you stay with me? Can
you make me some soup?”
Dad hesitated. “What about after Brittany and
I go camping?”
I went crazy. I grabbed his arm. “You have to
stay.”
I looked at Brittany. “I was going to come
home every night, you do not even remember
what I look like anymore.”
“I will always remember what you look like!
Okay, I’ll stay home.”
Dad looked trapped.
I scowled at Brittany.
What was she doing?
