�No Jake,� Elaine said, with her head in her hands, sitting on the
floor in front of him. �You don�t understand how controlling and overprotective
he is.�
He got up to answer the knock at the door. �That�s probably your dad
now.�
She stood up and sat on the bed, �Damn it, I really don�t want to deal
with him right now,� she said under her breath.
�Elaine?� said her father, Bob. �Elaine, are you in there?� he knocked
on the door a second time. �We really need to talk about this.�
Sighing as she opened the door, she told her father he couldn�t stop
her and Jake from moving to New York.
�You can�t move to New York,� Bob said as he stepped into the
room. �How can you just abandon me like your mother did?�
�Why are you being so mean about this?� she yelled.
�I�m not being mean! You�re just leaving me!� he said as he stormed out
of the room and slammed the door.
As she walked across the room to lie on the bed, Elaine told Jake how
she couldn�t deal with her father. �He�s always making me feel guilty about
something.�
�I know how your dad can be,� he said. �But eventually he will
understand that you need to live your own life.�
�I just think all of this would be a lot easier if he would re-marry.�
As he engulfed her in a hug, Jake comforted her by saying that she
needed to detach herself from him and he would get the point.
�It just sucks,� she said as she let out a sigh. �I�m torn between the
two men I love with all my heart.�
~2003~