258 Mate’s Call

Christos.

I felt the vibration in my pocket just as I popped the car open and thinking it must be from work or the pack house, I answered distractingly and the voice at the other end almost got me tripping on my own feet.

It’s my son and daughter! My Eric and Erica and they are calling me.

But just before I goofed, it occurred to me that they definitely did not know what I meant to them and I had to swallow the words begging to burst out of my lips.

Softly, I called their names beneath my breath but in the next moments, their request almost slashed my brain open.

While it’s one of the things I could have prayed for, I wasn’t sure it’s a good idea. Not when it might make their mother hit the roof.

And no, I’m not bothered about myself, I’m all concerned about how that might affect the kids. But despite all my attempts to dissuade them, it’s obvious their minds were made up and I had to accept defeat.

How I got home in one piece with my car will remain a mystery as everything became tr