"Yuri, why don't you come down for a second". I wasn't being asked, I was being told. It was my step-father Anilo calling out his rugged voice to me. I slowly moved down the sunlit hallway and into our small gray painted apartment. It was nothing much, just one couch and a coffee table in the dainty dirty yellow walls. The kitchen is almost the same but with an eating table, a humongous pot filled with water to boil for cooking or washing the dishes, a few canned goods, and very little more . When it came to the rooms, they were all indigo blue with a twin size bed, and a nightstand. There was one little squeezed bathroom that was colored the color of puke.It was not my fantasy land, but it was better than having nothing at all. I walked into the dim lighted kitchen and came to find everyone sitting at the wobbling kitchen table. I took it as me being the last petitioner to arrive at this meeting. Before I sat down I looked at every face and studied it. Anilo looked like he was about to puke on mom. His face was a yellow mustard color, and his mouth was formed into a curve that I knew meant 'don't ask too many questions'. Mom was beat red, her green eyes glistening as if she was crying maybe. Kalan looked as happy as a squirrel discovering golden nuts. His white teeth went all the way up to his bushy brown eyebrows. I sat down quietly trying to determine the mood in this conversation wondering if I should be happy or sad.
"Is there anything wrong Mr. Myeni?" I asked politely. Anilo soften his face expression.a little, but then sighed desperately.
"You know you can call me dad right Yuri?" I chuckled a little and replied without hesitation.
"Of course I do Mr. Myeni, but last time I checked, I have only one dad-and even though he was never in my life- that doesn't make /give you the opportunity to replace him, you will never be my dad," I raised my eyebrow to show my determination to get my point across. Anilo gritted his teeth in agony. The steam evaporating off of his blonde hair.
" I know I'll never be your dad but-" mom placed her hand up signifying the quiet signal.
" We don't have time for that Yuri, we have something important to tell you," her faced relaxed and she was calmer.
"Well me and your mom have been talking, and well we have decided to...," he paused for a second and glanced at mom and she nodded at him." We have decided to move to Austria," he said. My mouth went completely dry like the Mojave Desert. We're moving!
"But we can't move, I haven't went on the senior trip yet, plus Tajinek is going to be so upset!" Kalan chuckled loudly at my response to the news.
"What are you laughing at chump?" I was so furious, why could this be happening now. "Well for one, you're zipper is untied, and for two I loved your reaction to this news!" He replied laughing even louder. Anilo held is hand in front of Kalan's face and stopped his laughter."Now is not the time Kalan." I found this as a good opportunity to get my question out. "May I ask we are moving Mr. Myeni?" At that question, the world stop moving.
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