Dad was due back to the apartment any day now, and the people I was with and I were all so excited.
He’d been gone for 2 months because of work.
Part of us regularly wanted him home, however the people I was with and I knew she enjoyed what she did. We also needed the money for our family to run. We planned on surprising him when she came cabin and even knew who would option him up from the airport. Summer was just around the corner, and there were a few things to take care of at home. One of the most pressing was servicing our cooling system. Living by the coast meant long, sizzling and humid summer time afternoons. Without an effective cooling system, it would be difficult to relax, let alone sleep in the house, and Dad went ahead to plan when the AC expert would come and service the machine at home. I was cabin from university, and Dad was toiling. So it was our responsibility to allow the AC expert into the apartment and show him where the machine was set up. We’d been toiling with the same AC contractor for years, and the AC expert was dad’s friend. She came by the apartment at the agreed time and went ahead to service the cooling system. Her top priority was ensuring the plan didn’t have any worn-out parts that could worsen in summer. In addition, the people I was with and I wanted a new HEPA filter set up to keep the indoor air conditions better in summer. As she did her work, I informed him dad was due back anytime, and she said he’d come by again to say hello when she arrived.