Part 99
The next morning
after breakfast Josh and Robert pulled out the fishing rods and walked around
the bank until they found an open spot without too many trees to get the lines
tangled in. Robert had noticed that Josh had been quiet since last night and
hoped coming to the lake hadn’t upset him. Glancing at his son before turning
back to his rod Robert decided to take the bull by the horns and as he cast his
line he asked “is everything alright Josh?”
Glancing quickly
at his father because the question had surprised him Josh looked away again
before answering “yeah everything’s fine, why?”
“You’re quiet
that’s all. I was just wondering if all this, being back here and talking about
Gavin, was too much.”
Studying the
water Josh was silent for a minute as he tried to find the words to explain
what he was feeling. He said in a serious tone “no it’s fine. I want to be able
to talk about Gavin, but it’s taking me a while to get my head around it. I’ve
tried not to remember anything about him for so long that I have to actively work
to allow those memories to come now.”
Robert nodded. “Okay
son, I can understand that and as long as you’re okay with it, you do what you
need to do. Take all the time you need.”
Casting his line
into the water Josh said “thanks.”
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