Short Story Hat Winter - 1522 Words

hat winter, it felt like every time I saw my father, the sun cast off just a little more warmth than it had the day before. I don t remember a gray day whe I saw him. Once it had snowed the night before, and getting to his apartment to longer than normal, as the buses inched their way past snowbanks and awkwardly parked cars. But the sun made everything glisten, and the snow still had a pure look to it, which I knew would be gone by the following morning. I saw him Tuesdays. I d been seeing him Tuesdays for almost two years at that point. Before then, it had been Tuesdays and alternate weekends, but my life got busier, weekends got harder, and Dad didn t complain when we fell instead into a Tuesday evening ritual. Mom, who was still†¦show more content†¦Dad gets on a grin and a willingness to help. He s always there if you need him. Well, not always. He s unexpectedly there, like a warm day in January. He s a rescuer. I saw a woman stranded on a road, he d say. So I changed her tire for her. Or he took the box of kittens to the Humane Society, or he found the wallet with the ID intact, and returned it in person to its owner (and of course, turned down a reward). He helps blind people cross the street and lost people find their way. I go to bed and ask myself, Is the world a better place because I exist? he told me once. If I ve done one thing, no matter how small, that made the world a better place, I m satisfied. Of course no one ever got rich helping blind people cross the street. The world might be a better place, but child support cheks don t always show up on time, and I never did get that necklace made of stars. Both Mom and Dad see to it I know his limitations. All I can give you is dreams, Ashes, He said to me once. But one good dream is worth a thousand flashlight batteries. Ashes. I can still hear the fight. It was just a couple of months before the final breakup. I was in bed, allegedly asleep, when they went at it. Her name is Ashleigh! Mom shouted. A name you insisted on. So why do you call her Ashes? That s just my nickname for her, Dad replied. He was always harder to hear whe they fought. The angrier Mom got, the lower his voice dropped. For someShow MoreRelatedWinter Dreams And The Garden Party1225 Words   |  5 Pages Winter Dreams and The Garden Party I have chosen two short stories the first one being F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Winter Dreams and the second one being Katherine Mansfield’s The Garden Party. â€Å"Winter Dreams† was written in and published in 1922, and so was â€Å"The Garden Party†. â€Å"Winter Dreams† takes place during the winter months and we find the main character Dexter Green skiing on the golf course that he is a caddie for during the golf season. 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