The Long and Winding Road by Marie Force EPUB & PDF – eBook Details
- Author: Marie Force
- Language: English
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“Whereof what’s past is prologue; what to come,
in yours and my discharge.” —Shakespeare
“What’s the point of a high school reunion when I see most of my
classmates on Facebook or Instagram just about every day?” Max
asked as he glanced at the invitation that had come to the barn earlier in the
week.
“The point,” Molly said, “is to see each other in person. Remember what
that’s like?”
“Eh.” Max tossed the invite in the trash. “I see who I want to see.”
“What’s a reunion?” Caden asked as he stuffed ice cream into his face
while seated at the table with Grandpa Linc.
“It’s a stupid thing that people do to see people they don’t really want to
see while spending a ridiculous amount of money for something they don’t
care about,” Max told his son.
Out of the corner of his eye, Max saw Linc load another scoop into
Caden’s bowl. His son lit up with delight, as he usually did when Grandpa
Linc spoiled him, which was all the time. Max didn’t mind because Caden
was a polite, well-behaved child who was the absolute light of Max’s life,
and if his father wanted to give his son an extra scoop of ice cream, who was
Max to stand in the way of that kind of bonding?
“Sounds dumb,” Caden said.
“See? Even Caden thinks it’s dumb.”
“I think you should go,” Molly said as she finished loading the
dishwasher. “You never know who you might run into.”
“Why are you acting all mysterious? What do you know?”
“Nothing,” Molly said, laughing. “I just have a feeling that you should
go. Besides, when was the last time you had a night out with friends? It’s
been ages.”
“I have a night in with my best friend every night.”
“Max, that’s lovely,” his mother said, “and you know we think you’re a
wonderful father, but you need to take some time for yourself, too.”
“I like things just the way they are. My buddy and I have everything we
need, don’t we, Cade?”
“Yep. We got stuff to make pizza tomorrow night, and that’s my
favorite.”
“I can’t imagine anything better on a Friday night than making pizza with
my best pal,” Max said.
“Your mother is right,” Linc said, “and you know how it pains me to
admit that.”
Molly snorted with laughter. “That’s because I’m right all the time.”
“Yes, dear.” Linc gave his wife an indulgent smile. “About the reunion,
though, I think you ought to go. Your mother pushed me to go to my fiftieth
reunion, and we had the best time. Remember?”
“I do remember,” Max said.
“I reconnected with so many old friends, people I used to enjoy who I
hadn’t seen in fifty years. To be honest, I’d forgotten about most of them
until they were standing right in front of me, reminding me of the good fun
we used to have. It was a great night, and I think you’d enjoy yours more
than you think.”
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