Chapter 29: Side Story-03
RUTH
"Take good care of him." This is the hundredth time Leo has told me this sentence. "Don’t disappoint John. I sent him to you, so treat him well. At least for my sake.
"Leo, do you think I am an idiot?" Dismay dripping in my tone, "You told me this for at least a hundred times now and do you think I still haven’t gotten this? What am I? A five-year-old kid?"
"I am not sure if you are." Leo replies nonchalantly over the phone, "Sometimes, you just behave that way. Stubborn, noisy and ignorant."
"What are you?" I sneer, "My dad or something? No, no wait dads are supposed to dote on their child. But you hate me, how are you my dad?"
"This is one of the symptoms that you are growing old, Ruth." It’s not like Leo’s laid-back attitude never pissed me but at this moment I have a strong urge to go to his company and smack him because of this. So annoying. "I never once said that I am your dad or shit. You are just making it up and then questioning it yourself." He points out as if he is my tutor, pointing out my mistakes for me. "And, yes I hate you."
"I love you too, Leo Snow." My annoyance measuring radar has reached its maximum indurance level and is about to explode, "And I will take care of your guest fucking well, rest assure." I slam my fingertips on the screen violently and cut the damn call.
I hate him...
"Well now Ruth calm down." I coo myself, "Don’t be mad at him. He is just taking precautions. And he is always like this. But you can’t kill him. He is your best friend, so no."