Chapter 25: Life Goes On (3) *** I felt something was amiss. Taking my phone out of my jacket I dialed a number I never thought I would for the longest of time… After several rings the person on the other end of the line picked up. “Hello?” “Dad… It’s me, Lois.” I said as I felt my heart beat faster, I felt like I was going to get yelled at or worse. “Son? You called… How have you been?” Dad didn’t do any of that, he simply asked me how I was… At that moment I started wondering why I hadn’t called him earlier. “I called just to tell you I’m alright, I published a book recently…” I began telling him about myself. It had been the longest I’d heard his voice, yet he patiently listened to me and asked me more. “I’m so glad to hear that! Are you going to come back home by any chance?” D

