Purpose: Whisperer of Night
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Chapter thirty-two: Sidney Fields
You’d think Sidney would be happy to see her mother again but, she simply was not because with her mother came Hank. Sidney honestly didn’t think she’d see him again and not around his mother—so soon at that? But there the lovely couple was sitting around the kitchen table the next morning.
“Oh hey sweetie Hank made breakfast, join us,” her mother said as she smiled lovingly.
“Oh-Uh No thank—”
“I said join us,” her mother cut in. Sidney wasn’t sure what her mother was getting at but if she wanted Sidney to join then Sidney was going to join whether she liked it or not. Sidney pulled out the chair across from the both of them and sat down rather cautiously. She looked at the plate that Hank had just sat in front of her and she’d be lying if she said that it didn’t look good.
“What’s the occasion?” Sidney asked. Rather it looked good or not she wasn’t about to eat it knowing that Hank had made it.
“There is no occasion can’t we have breakfast together like a normal family?” Hank said as he looked at Sidney as if she were the crazy one.
“The problem being, we’re not a normal family so again I ask what’s thee occasion?”
“Just eat the food Sidney,” her mother spoke up—once again. What happened to her being all scared of Hank? Sidney thought to herself.
“You know Ciana now that we’re all here I do have an announcement,” Hank said as he sat down his fork.
“Ok,” her mother said as she did the same, the only reason Sidney dropped her fork was so that she didn’t have to pretend to eat the food anymore.
“I got a job offer,” he announced. Sidney’s mother squealed as if that were some big accomplishment, Hank has like 7 jobs that type of news usually stops getting exciting after the third job offer had been accepted.
“That’s great honey, where at?” Sidney’s mother asked.
“It’s in Arizona,” he responded with a big—fake—smile.
“Arizona? How in the hell did you scheme a job like that?” Sidney asked.
“Sidney!” her mother scolded. “Wow honey that’s great but that’s like a lot of miles away,” her mother said sadly.
“I know honey but it’s a great offer.”
“I’m pretty sure you said that same thing about the other 6 too,” Sidney mumbled.
“I leave tomorrow,” he said suddenly. Now that was just a bit unheard of, Sidney thought as she eyes Hank suspiciously.
My Dearest Aaron
To: 050972
From: Unknown Recipient
Subject: 5 days