Fauxnication
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- Dec 20, 2016
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With his free hand, David Edwards rapped at the door before him. The other hand clutched his overnight bag, while a toolbox lay on the floor at his feet.
This wasn't the way he had planned to spend a weekend away from the office; no, he had hopes of hitting the driving range at some point and going on a dinner date with his wife, Michelle.
That was all before Samantha called, pleading with him to help her assemble a TV stand that she and her roommate ordered ("an impulse buy," as she put it) without having anything in the apartment to put it together with.
David loved his daughter to the ends of the Earth, but he even had to admit she had a habit of not thinking things all the way through.
So he drove the three hours straight from his office to her campus, not even bothering to stop at home. He had to settle for a drive-thru dinner, which wasn't the best meal he had ever eaten.
And now he stood outside her door in his untucked casual Friday polo shirt and a pair of jeans, waiting for her to open it. With some luck, he could have everything finished by the end of the night or early the next morning and be back on the road to salvage the weekend.
At least he hoped it would be that easy.
This wasn't the way he had planned to spend a weekend away from the office; no, he had hopes of hitting the driving range at some point and going on a dinner date with his wife, Michelle.
That was all before Samantha called, pleading with him to help her assemble a TV stand that she and her roommate ordered ("an impulse buy," as she put it) without having anything in the apartment to put it together with.
David loved his daughter to the ends of the Earth, but he even had to admit she had a habit of not thinking things all the way through.
So he drove the three hours straight from his office to her campus, not even bothering to stop at home. He had to settle for a drive-thru dinner, which wasn't the best meal he had ever eaten.
And now he stood outside her door in his untucked casual Friday polo shirt and a pair of jeans, waiting for her to open it. With some luck, he could have everything finished by the end of the night or early the next morning and be back on the road to salvage the weekend.
At least he hoped it would be that easy.