Mark Visit

Date: 10/14/2017

There is a stranger sitting across from me. Talking about weather and travel and stuff that doesn't matter. He's about to turn 65 and thinking about retiring at 70. He looks tired and sad. I don't feel like talking to him and feel so numb. My house almost burned down a few days ago and I'm pretty out of it anyway. It feels weird calling him dad. We haven't seen each other in 5 years. I don't miss him. I don't know him. What I do know about him I don't like. I don't want to ask about his recent trip to Hawaii or Italy or Alaska. I want to ask how he got the money to do all of these extravagant vacations. He's been bad with money my whole life and now he makes enough to fly around the world. How does that happen? The dad jokes pop into dialog and I am so indifferent to him at this point I can't even react and roll my eyes. I don't ignore either. They just have to impact.