| Friday about 6 pm
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| In my room playing Minecraft
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| Dad comes in
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| «Hey buddy»
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| «Have any plans for the weekend?»
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| «No, not really, no.»
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| «Why don’t you go out with some friends»
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| «It's a nice night»
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| Conversation continues for another 5 minutes
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| Dad asks about girls and my friends
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| I try to dodge around admitting I have no friends and
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| No experience with girls
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| But he knows
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| But he knows
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| «Ok buddy»
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| «Just let me know if you ever want to ride somewhere»
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| «You can borrow my car whenever you want»
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| Pats me on the shoulder and leaves
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| I get back to Minecraft
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| After a few minutes feel thirsty
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| No drinks in my room
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| Venture out into the kitchen
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| Hear my Dad in the living room
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| Crying
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| Look around the corner
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| He is looking through photo albums and pictures of me
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| «Hey Dad»
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| He looks up
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| Trying to hide that he was crying
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| «I'm going out with some friends»
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| «Can I borrow the car?»
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| He smiles the happiest smile I have seen in years
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| «Sure thing buddy»
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| He gets up and hugs me
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| Tears in his eyes
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| I get dressed
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| Get in the car and leave
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| I drive to an empty parking lot in an industrial area
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| I go to sleep in the backseat
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| Return home the next morning
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| Pretend I was out with friends all night
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| Dad hugs me again
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| I have been doing this almost every week for months now
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| Be me
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| Be me
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| Be me
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| Be me
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| Be me (faded)
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| Be me (faded)
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| Be me (faded)
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| Be me (faded) |