what you were going to say. I was so scared.”
“No, it’s nothing like that.”
“Well, what’s going on then? Why all the arguments? Why all the whispering, and why are Mom’s eyes always red?” All of a sudden I panic. “Are you sick? Is Mom sick?”
“No, no, no,” he assures me, shaking his head again, “we’re both healthy and madly in love, okay?”
“Okay.” I nod. “So then what’s going on?”
“Well, honey, you know how hard you worked to earn that money for the concert?”
“Yeah,” I say, feeling more confused than ever.
“Well, when you work really hard on something it doesn’t always turn out the way you expect. Sometimes it’s difficult to understand how all your hard work will pay off in the end.”
“I’m still waiting to understand,” I say.
“What’s to understand? Look how much you’ve learned over the last few months. When you started all this ticket business, you were disorganized and didn’t know what you were doing. Look at you now, a successful business under your belt, and an appearance on TV! You handled that interview like a pro, you know?” Dad smiles and punches my shoulder. “You’re a winner, Hannah.”
“I feel like a loser,” I mutter.
“Hannah, you never lose when you accomplish something. You become a stronger, better person.”
“Yeah, I guess.”
“So, just like you, I’ve been working hard for quite some time now trying to accomplish something. And guess what?” Dad pats my leg. “It hasn’t turned out the way I expected.”
“It hasn’t? What do you mean?”
“Well, you know that promotion I was given a few months back?”
“Yeah.”
“I worked really hard to get that job, and once I got it, I realized that it wasn’t for me. I’m not good at being a supervisor. I realized I don’t like being the one telling everyone else what to do; I like to be the one doing it.”
“Okay, could you just tell me what is going on?” I finally interrupt.
“So, after all of the hard work and training I went through to get that promotion, I’m finally in the position to take on some exciting, new challenges.”
“Dad,” I say, sighing in complete and utter frustration, “would you please get to the point?”
“Well, not too long ago, an amazing opportunity just fell in my lap.”
“What was it?” I ask anxiously.
“So, turns out you’re not the only one in the family who’s a natural in front of the camera,” he says with a wink. “You are looking at the brand-new meteorologist for Channel 9 News in Maine.”
“Maine?” I say, my forehead creasing. “You’re going to be a weatherman on TV in Maine?”
“Yes I am,” he says proudly.
“So, you’re moving?”
“No silly,” he says, laughing, “we’re moving.”
“We’re moving?”
“Yup! On December thirty-first, we’re headed for Maine!”
14
The Cat’s Out of the Bag and Has Her Eye on Rachel
Suddenly, everything is starting to make sense … the arguments, the long hours, the whispered conversations, and OMG … the travel guide with a lighthouse on the front. Was it from Maine? Probably!
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