Once the food came she refused to have to and I ended up spoon feeding her. But after a few spoons she said it’s enough. I told her it’s gonna be ...alright and asked her to go to sleep. But she refused. She asked me to get the bottle of rum from the shelf and asked me whether I can stay overnight. I too thought she needs support now and agreed. I went to my flat , changed my dress and came back. She had already drank couple of glasses by then and was getting high.After that she started asking me. . he did bow though.Junior wasn’t having it... “Your Highness was my mom ... I’m Junior ... and don’t you forget it,” she said.“Yes, Ma’am...”“I’m 18 years old ... Ma’am is an old lady ... Junior ... just Junior. Why are the Municipal Docks so damned expensive?”He looked out the window ... it’s a great big picture window... “Is that your boat?”I tootled my fingers at him. “Mine.”“Out of country flag ... what is it? 60, 70 feet?”“65,” I said.“Foreign flagged. 90 bucks a day. The Marina was an. The first time I ever saw a tear in one of his eyes was the day he took me to school in his county-provided patrol vehicle. I proudly introduced him to everyone I saw on the campus as my Dad, and I meant it.Aunt Lea chaperoned a dance once—I was a sophomore in high school—and I made a point of letting everyone know I was asking my Mom to dance with me before I even THOUGHT of asking any of the girls. All the girls and teachers thought that was so sweet. I just thought it was the right thing to. Then she blinked, her face morphing back to normal while saying, "Ah, hang on--" She waved a forefinger at me, grinning and nodding. "It's a joke, right?" Cate turned to her friend, eyes rolling. "He's taking the piss, Zoe. You know what today is?"The dark-haired girl regarded her friend with a puzzled frown. "Wednesday?" April the first," Cate said, clapping her hands. "It's an April Fool! He's having us on." The girl pointed at me and laughed. "Good one. Almost got us."The old man arriving.