The patterns of life vary
Live, die
Dirty, clean
Fight, negotiate
Work, play
Simple patterns that you see every day
She was walking along, not really paying too much attention to what was going on around her. Not that unusual in this day and age, was what she often reassured her father whenever he called, worried at the constant distractions that bombarded her life.
“I’ll be fine, Dad.”
“Sweetie, I really worry about this.”
“I know, I know, but this is just the way life is.”
“It didn’t use to be like this.”
“Dad, yes it did.”
“We weren’t checking our phones every five or ten seconds, darling.”
“Just because the distraction themselves have changed doesn’t mean that the reality of them has.”
“Well, if you’re sure…”
“I’m not pushing the wedding back any further, Dad.”
“I just don’t want you to overload yourself with school and work and now this wedding!”
She gave an exasperated sigh, “I know how to prioritize, Dad. You taught me that. I’ll be fine. You always were.”
He chuckled over the line and nodded, though she wouldn’t be able to see it, “Even when I was running around trying to find my tie and cuff-links?”
“Especially then, Dad!”
This little story was inspired by the Dungeon Prompt: Patterns. Sorry for it’s lateness!
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Lateness is never a problem. Very cute story!
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(*smiles*) Thank you!
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Such a sweet story and we can feel the closeness between Father and Daughter…very touching.
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It was fun to write.
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