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Morgantown,
Emily got takeout and George ate what he could in the back seat. His plan was
to take a northern route through Ohio and Michigan, eventually make their way
to Montana, where they could hide out in the wilderness for a few weeks. He
knew there were lots of cabins in the area around the Kootenai National Forest,
and many of them would be empty in late October. From there they could travel
south to New Mexico and meet up again with Michael and Yuki. The entire trip
would take a couple of months, plenty of time for their trail to go cold.
Emily
understood the plan perfectly. It was just like her father. He would elude the
enemy who expected him to move quickly by moving as slowly as possible without
remaining completely still. Everything would be direct and deliberate, nothing
rushed, nothing decided in haste, and yet still be utterly elusive. He would
make the enormity of the country his ally instead of his obstacle.
George lay across the back seat as
they bucketed up interstate 79 and pondered their situation. He could feel his
strength ebbing. He sensed he didn’t have much time. But he couldn’t leave
Emily without telling her the truth. He’d been looking for the right moment to
tell her everything for the last few years. She wasn’t a child anymore. She
wasn’t exactly an adult yet either, but she might have to become one in a
hurry. This wasn’t the moment he was hoping for, but he was afraid there
wouldn’t be a whole lot more moments to choose from. She would be pissed at
him, he knew, for all the lies. But he had had his reasons. He just hoped she
would see the wisdom of his schemes and precautions, too. Fortunately, the
truth he would tell her would have a happy side as well.
Emily pulled the car into the Grove
City Airport parking lot. It was a sleepy spot this time of day, a good spot to
give her dad a rest from the ride. He propped himself up on a bag and reclined
against the back door. He was pale as a sheet. Emily looked at him in horror.
“He must be bleeding internally” she thought. She tried to simulate a cheery
expression to keep his spirits up. He wasn’t fooled.
“Open that up.” He motioned to one
of the packs in the front seat. “I need to talk to you about something in
there,” he said.
Emily looked in
the pack and pulled out Yuki’s rice balls. “Wow, this is just what I need, Dad!
You didn’t make these, did you?” She handed him one and took a bite out of one
herself. Those were definitely not what he expected to see come out of her bag.
Still, he decided to get right to it.
“Your mother always knows what to make
for you,” he chortled.
Emily laughed. She was glad to hear
a lighter tone in his voice. It took a moment for her to register what he had
just said. She turned her eyes directly into his, trying to read his face. What
was he saying? “No, it couldn’t be,” she thought. “He wouldn’t make a joke
about that.” She felt a tug in the deepest part of her stomach. Her eyes
flashed.
“What are you trying to say, Dad?”
“I’m sorry, sweetheart. I should
have told you sooner. I wanted to. But it just didn’t seem safe before.”
“Tell me what, Dad?!” She felt a
storm brewing in her heart. The signs were easy to see in her watery eyes and
trembling on her lips.
“I’ve been deceiving you all these
years about your mother,” he began nervously. “Her name is not Mei Li. She is
not Taiwanese. That was all a lie.” He paused for a moment before going on.
“Yuki is your mother.”
She sat speechless for a few
moments as that last statement hung in the air. Finally she burst out: “Daddy!
What possible reason could you have for not telling me? Why didn’t Yuki tell me
herself? All these years!!!” She yelped in rage and frustration. Her father
looked deeply ashamed, as well he might. He had obviously cheated her of
something, wronged her. But why? Whatever his reasons might have been, his worries
about obscure dangers, none of it had any
Emily got takeout and George ate what he could in the back seat. His plan was
to take a northern route through Ohio and Michigan, eventually make their way
to Montana, where they could hide out in the wilderness for a few weeks. He
knew there were lots of cabins in the area around the Kootenai National Forest,
and many of them would be empty in late October. From there they could travel
south to New Mexico and meet up again with Michael and Yuki. The entire trip
would take a couple of months, plenty of time for their trail to go cold.
Emily
understood the plan perfectly. It was just like her father. He would elude the
enemy who expected him to move quickly by moving as slowly as possible without
remaining completely still. Everything would be direct and deliberate, nothing
rushed, nothing decided in haste, and yet still be utterly elusive. He would
make the enormity of the country his ally instead of his obstacle.
George lay across the back seat as
they bucketed up interstate 79 and pondered their situation. He could feel his
strength ebbing. He sensed he didn’t have much time. But he couldn’t leave
Emily without telling her the truth. He’d been looking for the right moment to
tell her everything for the last few years. She wasn’t a child anymore. She
wasn’t exactly an adult yet either, but she might have to become one in a
hurry. This wasn’t the moment he was hoping for, but he was afraid there
wouldn’t be a whole lot more moments to choose from. She would be pissed at
him, he knew, for all the lies. But he had had his reasons. He just hoped she
would see the wisdom of his schemes and precautions, too. Fortunately, the
truth he would tell her would have a happy side as well.
Emily pulled the car into the Grove
City Airport parking lot. It was a sleepy spot this time of day, a good spot to
give her dad a rest from the ride. He propped himself up on a bag and reclined
against the back door. He was pale as a sheet. Emily looked at him in horror.
“He must be bleeding internally” she thought. She tried to simulate a cheery
expression to keep his spirits up. He wasn’t fooled.
“Open that up.” He motioned to one
of the packs in the front seat. “I need to talk to you about something in
there,” he said.
Emily looked in
the pack and pulled out Yuki’s rice balls. “Wow, this is just what I need, Dad!
You didn’t make these, did you?” She handed him one and took a bite out of one
herself. Those were definitely not what he expected to see come out of her bag.
Still, he decided to get right to it.
“Your mother always knows what to make
for you,” he chortled.
Emily laughed. She was glad to hear
a lighter tone in his voice. It took a moment for her to register what he had
just said. She turned her eyes directly into his, trying to read his face. What
was he saying? “No, it couldn’t be,” she thought. “He wouldn’t make a joke
about that.” She felt a tug in the deepest part of her stomach. Her eyes
flashed.
“What are you trying to say, Dad?”
“I’m sorry, sweetheart. I should
have told you sooner. I wanted to. But it just didn’t seem safe before.”
“Tell me what, Dad?!” She felt a
storm brewing in her heart. The signs were easy to see in her watery eyes and
trembling on her lips.
“I’ve been deceiving you all these
years about your mother,” he began nervously. “Her name is not Mei Li. She is
not Taiwanese. That was all a lie.” He paused for a moment before going on.
“Yuki is your mother.”
She sat speechless for a few
moments as that last statement hung in the air. Finally she burst out: “Daddy!
What possible reason could you have for not telling me? Why didn’t Yuki tell me
herself? All these years!!!” She yelped in rage and frustration. Her father
looked deeply ashamed, as well he might. He had obviously cheated her of
something, wronged her. But why? Whatever his reasons might have been, his worries
about obscure dangers, none of it had any
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