At My Father’s Ceremony They Said I Could Not Do Anything Right Until I Walked In And Smiled

he was quiet for a while.

“I told people you worked in administration,” he said.

“I know.”

“Because that was what Evelyn suggested and I didn’t know better.”

“She didn’t suggest it accidentally.”

His mouth pressed into a line. “No. She didn’t.”

I held the cup and let the silence settle the way silence settles when it has been earned rather than forced.

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