Page 62 of Mending Fences
Most of the employees, including Bonnie, had left for the night. Daniel pulled out his phone.Can friends text?
Sometimes.
What do you call a duck that steals?
No clue
A robber ducky. Later.Daniel set his phone down.
Another text came.Bye.
At least it wasn’tgood-bye. Daniel considered that a small win.
The restaurant was crowded with mostly graduates and their families. Mandy debated telling her parents about the scones. “I am glad you are here for my graduation.”
“Did you really think I would miss my little girl receiving her master’s? I would fly halfway around the world for it. Oh. I did!” Mandy’s father laughed at his own joke.
“Gerald,” her mother chided before turning to Mandy. “Have you been here before? What would you recommend?”
“The salmon is excellent.”
Her father set down his menu. “Dr. Christensen told me the scones were the best. I think I will order some for desert.”
Mandy didn’t dare eat one.
What do you call a bird that can fix anything?
IDK
Duck Tape.
Thanks for the graduation flowers. They are lovely.
Later
Two ducks are in a pond. One went “Quack,quack!” and the other duck said, “That’s funny.I was just about to say that!”
What do you call a duck on drugs?
Stupid?
A quackhead
These are bad.You quack me up.
Later
Kk
Daniel stared at the responses. He squelched the desire to high-five Terrance as he sat in the backseat and watched the eye of London turn in the distance. A month of texting had earned him an agreement to his ‘later.’
“What has caught your fancy, sir?”
“Nothing.”
“Nice to see you smile again. Now, here is the agenda for the next meeting.”
Trying to focus on the information, Daniel’s mind went back to wondering if they could move beyond jokes. He was running out.
