Assistant manager- [M.S]

6

June 4th

I spent the whole of last night reading my book on my balcony, admiring the view in the parts where I needed a break, you know when your eyes were reading the words by you was not reading the words.

Is that weird?

I started thinking about my dad, we hadn't talked since I left. I guess I was expecting him to call or text me. Sort of expecting the fatherly instincts to kick in as soon as we shared our goodbyes

It felt wrong not to talk to him though

I went back inside and picked up my phone, unlocking it and scrolling to my contacts until I find his name. I was going to call him on the balcony but then i thought maybe the triplets would hear my conversation. I also thought. Do not go and take a call on a balcony when everyone can hear you. I walked back to the bed, sitting down before pressing the call button.

The phone rang a few times before he picked up

"lyssa, is everything okay?" He said, concern filling over his voice.

"Hey dad, everything is fine!" I spoke into the phone

"Oh, why'd you call?"

Is he serious. He was so kind when we left. Now he's just acting as if I don't exist.

"Because I'm a different state away from home?" I say as if it's obvious. I already know he's going to say something about my 'attitude'

"Alyssa let's not forget you called first? Don't get angry at me when you dialed"

I try not to make any noise as I try my best to advoid this current situation

"Yeah yeah sorry dad I'm just super tired" i lie

"How is it so far?"

"It's a little boring, there was a show 2 nights ago but that's all I've done really"

"How old are the guys?"

"Uhhh im not really sure, I think like one or two years older then me"

"Well if there near your age cant you just hang out with them?"

absolutely not.

"I don't really think I'm there type for friendship dad"

"Is that lyssie on the phone?" I hear a faint voice coming from the other line "can I talk to her?" There's some shuffling and I'm now speaking to Olivia.

"Hey lys how are you?"

"I'm good yeah how are you?"

"Bored. I hung up some pictures in your room, welllll my room"

"Olivia! What did I tell you about-"

"I'm kidding I'm kidding jeez! When did you get so uptight" she certainly has high levels of wit for a 12 year old girl.

since I started dealing with 3 whacked strangers

"Are they cute?"

"What?"

"The boys.. are they cute?" She has priorities!

I laugh at the other side of the line

"Well? Answer me then"

"Umm sure i guess? I mean there not ugly?"

"I looked them up, Chris is reallyyy hot. Did you know he has 11 piercings and a massive cross tattoo on his chest?"