Ben was brushing a tear away from his eye by this point.
“I almost punched your dad when he told me, ‘You miss a lot. You miss your daughter, you missed your chance to make up with your daughter. Goodness, man.’”
Dad directed him to the library downtown that same morning.
Ben said he nearly turned the car around.
Instead, Dad directed him to the library downtown that same morning.
At the library, a patient clerk taught Ben how to send photographs, record videos, and use emojis without sounding like he was being critical.
Dad sat nearby, listening.
Whenever Ben complained, Dad said, “Claire learned a lot to impress you. You can learn this.”
Ben had baked cinnamon rolls when Claire was little.
The next week, Dad made Ben drive to a bakery.
They bought flour, yeast, cinnamon, and enough butter to alarm a cardiologist.
Ben had baked cinnamon rolls when Claire was little. He hadn’t made them since she left home.