Zinnia smiles at me and opens the door wider
“It’s been a while Mike”
I grin at her, she’s just as tall as I am and for a moment I have to struggle to keep my hands from grabbing her and pulling her closer for a kiss
“Yeah, I’ve been busy”
“So what can I do for you?”
I hold out the power cord to her
“Could you plug this in for me please? I go back to the front and start to pull out the weeds, throwing them in the wheelbarrow, as I work the little monster Andrew, dashes around and every now and again grab my hat and run away, after this happening a few times I grow tired of it and hook my hat on top of one of the half open windows. “Mike where are you?”
I sigh to myself and close the book I’m busy reading
“I’m in my room”
My mother comes into my room and frowns at me
“Why do you always have to read so much?”
I shrug and put the book aside
“You taught me to read to keep me busy, I’m reading to relax”
“Don’t get snippy with me young man,
