Man, I wasn't on him tryin’ to tell me I couldn't go with ML cause we ain’t have no money. I mean I know it’s been hard these last couple of years and cutting back really has not been a secret. Everybody in my family knew that me and daddy were having problems holdin’ the house down. But I was goin’ on my vacation school. Was just too crazy not to. So I went on downstairs, throwing my body along the stair rail. "What's up daddy?" "I got something I gotta share wit’ you." "Man daddy, I know you ain’t got no money but..." "No, Kate listen I'm serious now. It's about me, and well... another person." "Well who daddy? I mean you know you can talk to me. What's wrong?" Daddy just looked at me like he really had a something deadly to tell me. It was like someone had passed, or that he was sick. Fa-real he looked a little constipated, just stuck. "Daddy what is it?" I asked "Now, I know that you planning on going with ML this summer, and that's fine I want you to enjoy yourself. I plan to enjoy my summer just as well. Since I have been working at the factory with your crazy uncle, he introduced me to someone, and well... I think I might have a connection with her. I just looked at him real dumb. "Someone who, daddy?" "Her name is Kim and she's alright." I waited before I spoke any words out my mouth that would hurt my daddy. I knew that he may needed to be with someone that can satisfy his manly "things" but we suppose to stick together. Not go finding people to intrude on us. "Daddy I don't know about all this. Don't you think it's too soon for you?"
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