Publishedat 17th of July 2019 05:05:08 PMChapter 219
@@ By noon even the most die-hard party-goers from the night before had woken up . A few nurtured a serious hangover, but youngsters these days normally didn"t have to be told to avoid alcohol . For them that was the drink of old people, which made parenthood a lot easier .
Noriko"s oldest, however had chosen to make an exception to that rule and apparently stole a bottle of strong liquor sometime during the night .
Christina watched him receive a verbal lashing of an epic scale from his mother . He deserved it, and it had to hurt twice as bad given his headache .
"James, keep your kids in check!" Because the real perpetrator had to be one of James" two kids . Around twenty both of them but with the sensibilities of high schoolers . Mix with an easy-going aura and it made for a bad combination .
"Noriko, my friend, we grew apart in the end, didn"t we?" And yet Christina still considered Noriko one of her best friends . Throughout these last twenty five years they"d shared the most important moments, not all of them good, but important nonetheless . For very different reasons both were relatively young mothers, which was a mixed blessing to those kids .
Smiling Christina looked at the main reason why Noriko"s son had chosen to drink himself into a stupor . Her daughter who stood on the hilltop looking down .
"Sorry kiddo . I know you have a crush on her, but she"s in love with someone else . "
Noriko"s son accepted the last of her scolding and threw Christina"s daughter a sullen look . Then his face twisted into rage, and when Christina turned she saw her daughter"s boyfriend climbing up the hill .
"It hurts, I know it does, but at least you have the blessing of your parents to love and hurt for all you"re worth . Savour that freedom!" @@