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(align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[(text-colour:navy)[Welcome]! ]
(align:"=><=")+(box:"=XXXXXXXX=")[This is, "(text-colour:green)[Let's Talk]"!
Try your //best//, [[okay]]?...]
Your phone is (text-style:"rumble")[ringing].
It's your (text-style:"bold")[dad].
(text-colour:green)[[Pick it up.]]
(text-colour:red)[[Let it go to voicemail.]]
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src="https://pixabay.com/get/g3b68ade07c675c47df1181848cdff096f4470334d01952c111ccbe2459ae647f138e7025fdc1a5a95d00ac520d853527539e6fccf27279a7f7b97797b8c5657a_1280.jpg">]You (text-style:"blurrier")[lay] in bed and stir.
(text-colour:green)[[Call him back]]
(text-colour:green)[[You go to bed]] Oh, well, yes. Sorry.
(text-style:"italic")[No, it's okay. Nevermind.]
How's school been?
//It's been okay.//
How's work been?
(text-colour:green)[[Is anything new going on with you?]]
(align:"===><==")[<img
src="https://pixabay.com/get/g3b68ade07c675c47df1181848cdff096f4470334d01952c111ccbe2459ae647f138e7025fdc1a5a95d00ac520d853527539e6fccf27279a7f7b97797b8c5657a_1280.jpg">](text-style:"italic")[Hey, dad. Sorry I missed your call.]
Assalamualaikum sweetie, it is okay.
(text-style:"italic")[What did you want to talk about?]
(text-style:"italic")[I just wanted to say happy birthday]
(text-colour:green)[[Dad, my birthday was three weeks ago.]]
(text-colour:green)[[Oh, okay thanks.]]
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One without an unpleasant father.
..............
PT2&3
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src="https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNHRyNmdxcGNkOXMyanVvNnhvcnVwbmk2MHQxeXRlMjZreTA3cTc0dSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/JXHhI4o9NCf8k/giphy.gif" alt="waterflow">]There's no (text-style:"flat")[reason] for him to be calling me.
There's nothing to talk about.
(text-colour:green)[[Call him back]]
(text-colour:green)[[Go to sleep]]
(align:"===><==")[[<img
src="https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNHRyNmdxcGNkOXMyanVvNnhvcnVwbmk2MHQxeXRlMjZreTA3cTc0dSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/JXHhI4o9NCf8k/giphy.gif" alt="waterflow">]]Of course, sweetie. Why don't you pick up my calls? I've been calling.
(text-style:"italic")[Uh- I've just been busy dad. Ya know...college and work.]
I get it, I get it. You should download whatsapp, then we talk easier.
(text-style:"italic")[How've you been?]
I've been okay. How are you?
(text-colour:green)[[I'm fine.]]
(text-colour:green)[[Get to the point Dad.]]
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I care.
(text-style:"italic")[Well I'm just fine.]
Okay.
(text-colour:green)[[...]]
(text-colour:green)[[So, I'm going to go get some food now.]]
(align:"===><==")[<img
src="https://pixabay.com/get/g3b68ade07c675c47df1181848cdff096f4470334d01952c111ccbe2459ae647f138e7025fdc1a5a95d00ac520d853527539e6fccf27279a7f7b97797b8c5657a_1280.jpg">](text-style:"bold")[Oh], did I call at a bad time?
(text-style:"italic")[No-I mean, yea kind of. I'm headed to dinner with some friends.]
Okay, sweetie. Enjoy.
(text-colour:green)[[Haafiz, Baba]]
(text-colour:green)[[Bye, dad.]]
(align:"===><==")[<img
src="https://pixabay.com/get/g3b68ade07c675c47df1181848cdff096f4470334d01952c111ccbe2459ae647f138e7025fdc1a5a95d00ac520d853527539e6fccf27279a7f7b97797b8c5657a_1280.jpg">]Well, I'm going to go. Bye, sweetie.
(text-style:"italic")[Yea, I gotta go too.]
Love you.
(text-style:"italic")[Love you too.]
(text-colour:green)[[Bye, dad.]]
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//Sorry that I have to go, but I love you too.//
(text-colour:green)[[Go to sleep]]
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You hang up, and put your phone on the (text-style:"emboss")[charger].
(text-colour:green)[[You go to bed]]
Part 2 and three will be about their last conversation and eventual one sided conversation
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[[Bye, dad.]](text-style:"italic")[Hey, Dad. ]
Assalamualaikum sweetie.
(text-style:"italic")[Alaikum salam. ]
I was uh- just calling to say happy birthday.
(text-colour:green)[[Dad, my birthday was three weeks ago.]]
(text-colour:green)[[Oh, okay thanks.]]
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You go about your day.
(text-colour:green)[[Feel guilty for not picking up or calling back]]
(text-colour:green)[[Ruminate on why he doesn't deserve a conversation]]You'd never be that direct with him.
Chillllllll.
Try again.
(text-colour:green)[[Oh, okay thanks.]]
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That's good to hear.
(text-style:"italic")[...]
Your grades?
(text-style:"italic")[A's and B's.]
Great.
(text-colour:green)[[Why?]]
(text-colour:green)[[Oh-Okay Dad...I'm going to go.]]
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It always goes like this.
(text-colour:green)[[Go to sleep]]
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Ahh, the same. My (text-colour:red)[heart] keeps taking me to the hospital.
//Oh, like another?//
Yea this will be my third (text-colour:red)[attack].
//I'm sorry dad. I'm sure things will work out.//
Inshallah beta.
(text-colour:green)[[It's weird, I haven't seen your face for so long. Like so long.]]
(text-colour:green)[[I was wondering if we'd see each other soon?]]
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src="https://pixabay.com/get/g3b68ade07c675c47df1181848cdff096f4470334d01952c111ccbe2459ae647f138e7025fdc1a5a95d00ac520d853527539e6fccf27279a7f7b97797b8c5657a_1280.jpg">]Probably. We will figure it out.
//Okay.//
Well, I'm going to bed its midnight here. Love you.
//Love you too.//
[[Bye, dad.]]
(align:"===><==")[<img
src="https://pixabay.com/get/g3b68ade07c675c47df1181848cdff096f4470334d01952c111ccbe2459ae647f138e7025fdc1a5a95d00ac520d853527539e6fccf27279a7f7b97797b8c5657a_1280.jpg">]Yes, but you are 18 now. You can come see me.
(text-style:"italic")[I don't have a car or a license yet. ]
Well...get them, then come visit. I miss you
[[You know, you can visit me too?]]
[[Oh-Okay Dad...I'm going to go.]]
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Try again.
(text-colour:green)[[Is anything new going on with you?]]
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(text-style:"italic")[Love you too.]
Pick-Up my calls please sweetie.
(text-colour:green)[[Haafiz, Baba.]]
(text-colour:green)[[Bye, dad.]]
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