When it’s midnight and you happen to check your phone only to see your dad had called at 11:23!
Your heart STOPS. IT STOPS.
You call back, panicked. You review all the potential emergencies in your head like a rolodex, certain you will have to rush over. You’re hoping for a miracle. The voice that answers on the other end, your dad, is wide-awake. He’s happy. He tells you he’s got his tax paperwork surrounding him in his hospital bed. “I must’ve called you by accident,” he’ll explain, apologizing repeatedly. You’ll repeatedly assure him that you weren’t asleep.
And you say, “I love you” and “Goodnight” with so much love and relief in your voice. And with that little exchange, you’ll sleep peacefully tonight.
“Goodnight dad.” ❤️
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