43. What’s Good
About Bad Times
When Mikey
got home he saw he had a message from his father. He winced.
His father hadn’t called since the accident. Mikey pushed the ‘play’
button on the answering machine, bracing himself for the old man’s ranting and
raving. Instead, in a halting and soft voice, his father said he was glad Mikey
was OK. He offered to help pay the lawyer’s fees and court costs.
A muffled
last sentence followed a pause in the message. At first Mikey wasn’t sure if the old man had said
‘let’s get this done,’ or ‘love you son.’ Mikey played the message over and
over until he was certain his father had said he loved him.
Today
I will be glad bad times often bring out the good in people.
Mikey, Repulsive,
and Repugnant (c) 2016
by Ken Montrose
Mikey,
Repulsive, and Repugnant is a work of fiction. Any
resemblance between the characters and anyone you might know is purely
coincidental.
Other works by Ken
Montrose are available at: http://www.amazon.com/Ken-Montrose/e/B001K8MG0S
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