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2005
Finally, Andrews! It's about freakin' time! I
wonder if Daddy is home. He might be at the cof-
fee shop; it is nearly four o'clock. It's almost cof-
fee time. Hi Daddy, I'm home. What are you do-
ing? Oh you're taking your breathing treatment,
okay. Don't you think you should at least put the
cigarette down while you're doing that? Oh okay
you're fixing to take a smoke break. Umm...in the
middle of your breathing treatment? Yea that
makes perfect sense, you can't overdo yourself on
things like that. You got to take a break every now
and then. If you don't take it easy you're going to
end up in the hospital again. Okay, I know, you
don't want to hear it. Is mother at work? Oh she's
going to work late tonight. She really needs to take
a vacation someday. Yea, that place would fall
apart if she weren't there. So are you about to go to
coffee? Yea, sure I haven't gotten to see all those
old men in forever. Are you okay to drive? Okay,
I'll meet you there then.
Every time I come home I find the same old
town where I grew up in, except its not quite the
same. There are always those little changes, like a
new store that has just opened up, or a fresh new
color of paint on a building that I once knew so
well. And I don't really see anyone I know except
for the occasional run-in with an old high school
friend. For the most part though it's still the same
old town. It didn't stop going just because I left.
Hey, how is everyone? Yup, its been a long
time. I'm just in town visiting. Oh I'll have some
coffee please. Thank you. Yes, I'm doing okay. I'm
still in school. I graduate in May, or at least that's
the plan. I know five years is a long time to be in
school, but it will all be over soon. I can see the12
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