“Why do you always make ‘the Darius character’ look bad, Dad?”
“Why do you ask, Darius?” I replied.
“People will think that the only thing I can do is lose things.”
“Well - you did leave your shoes in Iceland..”
“Dad…”
“And you mobile phone and the pillow and..”
“Please make Melika the star of this episode.”
“Sounds fair to me,” I replied. “I’ve just finished a telephone conversations which may provide material,” I thought. Melika had volunteered information:
“Darius is helping me with economic advice, Dad.”
“Really? How is it going?”
“It is very complicated, Dad…”
“You’re a lawyer, Melika. You revel in complication.”
“I know, Dad. But, as a first step, I like to simplify things.”
“I see.”
“I think Darius is saying that the general idea is to try to arrange it so that, eh, I spend less each month than I earn.”
“What a unique idea.”
“Unique and implausible, Dad.”
“I agree that it would be a life-style altering approach for you, Melika.”
“That what I told him, Dad: I was like, ‘Get real, Dar.’ I'm not sure that he appreciated it. I mean, I am practical, Dad, but…”
“Practical, Melika? You got a dog.”
“Why do you ask, Darius?” I replied.
“People will think that the only thing I can do is lose things.”
“Well - you did leave your shoes in Iceland..”
“Dad…”
“And you mobile phone and the pillow and..”
“Please make Melika the star of this episode.”
“Sounds fair to me,” I replied. “I’ve just finished a telephone conversations which may provide material,” I thought. Melika had volunteered information:
“Darius is helping me with economic advice, Dad.”
“Really? How is it going?”
“It is very complicated, Dad…”
“You’re a lawyer, Melika. You revel in complication.”
“I know, Dad. But, as a first step, I like to simplify things.”
“I see.”
“I think Darius is saying that the general idea is to try to arrange it so that, eh, I spend less each month than I earn.”
“What a unique idea.”
“Unique and implausible, Dad.”
“I agree that it would be a life-style altering approach for you, Melika.”
“That what I told him, Dad: I was like, ‘Get real, Dar.’ I'm not sure that he appreciated it. I mean, I am practical, Dad, but…”
“Practical, Melika? You got a dog.”
