Unforgotten
“Papa’s face looks gray in the morning light. I wonder if he didn’t sleep well again. A finger of fear finds my spine. What is this premonition, this sense that all is not well with Papa? His job at the bank is secure, more so now with the personal work he does for Arthur Jackson. As much as I dislike the man, he is powerful, and he sees Papa’s ability, his diligence. Naturally that would be rewarded with greater responsibility and confidence.
“Do you feel all right, Papa?”
He looks up from his ...coffee, a demitasse of strong espresso. “Sure, fine.”
“Crostata?”
He shakes his head. “Thank you, no. I need to get in to the bank.”
“Why does he work you so hard? Who does Arthur Jackson think he is? Having you out so late last night, and early again this morning.”
After talking with Marco for the third time in as many weeks, Papa had left and not come home until long after I’d gone to bed.
“Are you in charge of my affairs, ragazza?” he says with a smile, but there’s an edge.MoreLess
“Do you feel all right, Papa?”
He looks up from his ...coffee, a demitasse of strong espresso. “Sure, fine.”
“Crostata?”
He shakes his head. “Thank you, no. I need to get in to the bank.”
“Why does he work you so hard? Who does Arthur Jackson think he is? Having you out so late last night, and early again this morning.”
After talking with Marco for the third time in as many weeks, Papa had left and not come home until long after I’d gone to bed.
“Are you in charge of my affairs, ragazza?” he says with a smile, but there’s an edge.MoreLess
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