Parson To Person
Part four of season two - an imaginative/non-fictional series.
“Dad, got a minute?” Dani’s voice surprised me. “Are we on for the midnight mass at St. Boniface again this year?”
I hadn’t thought about it, but my relationship with Dani really seemed to improve over the last year. I had thought I was losing touch with her through these difficult teenage years. Then, as quickly as our relationship had seemed to chill, it heated back up. Perhaps it was her friendship with Renaldo and our families growing closer that had helped. Indeed, Hector Santiago had become a very good friend of mine over the last 12 months.
“You bet! I’m looking forward to it. Now, it’s just us – right?”
“Yeah Dad. Our date night… after the Christmas lights with the family”, Dani smiled. “I’ll let the Santiagos know we’re coming.”
With that, my cell phone began to vibrate again. A familiar number…
“Hello Peggy”, I began.
“No, Pastor Brian, it’s Liz. Can you come over?”
I was planning to call on Peggy that evening anyway. “What’s happening, Liz?”
“My Uncle Charles came over. Everything was going fine but then he and Mom got into an argument. He was screaming at her. He said some horrible things and stormed away, squealing his tires in the street as he left.” Liz sounded very upset herself.
“I’ll be right over.” As I gathered my coat and scarf it occurred to me how often a death in the family can bring loved ones to conflict. What could the issue possibly be? What little I knew of Roger’s relationship with his brother it seemed as if they were close. What awaited me at the Holstead’s house?
“Dad, got a minute?” Dani’s voice surprised me. “Are we on for the midnight mass at St. Boniface again this year?”
I hadn’t thought about it, but my relationship with Dani really seemed to improve over the last year. I had thought I was losing touch with her through these difficult teenage years. Then, as quickly as our relationship had seemed to chill, it heated back up. Perhaps it was her friendship with Renaldo and our families growing closer that had helped. Indeed, Hector Santiago had become a very good friend of mine over the last 12 months.
“You bet! I’m looking forward to it. Now, it’s just us – right?”
“Yeah Dad. Our date night… after the Christmas lights with the family”, Dani smiled. “I’ll let the Santiagos know we’re coming.”
With that, my cell phone began to vibrate again. A familiar number…
“Hello Peggy”, I began.
“No, Pastor Brian, it’s Liz. Can you come over?”
I was planning to call on Peggy that evening anyway. “What’s happening, Liz?”
“My Uncle Charles came over. Everything was going fine but then he and Mom got into an argument. He was screaming at her. He said some horrible things and stormed away, squealing his tires in the street as he left.” Liz sounded very upset herself.
“I’ll be right over.” As I gathered my coat and scarf it occurred to me how often a death in the family can bring loved ones to conflict. What could the issue possibly be? What little I knew of Roger’s relationship with his brother it seemed as if they were close. What awaited me at the Holstead’s house?
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