I am ready to go.. a bus was waiting for the girls at the school. As usual, I am still waiting for the girls. I always wait for women. Things hasn't change much since my childhood days.
"5 more minutes doggy boy..."
Twenty minutes later, we are finally on the way to the school to board the bus. I have driven to the school probably a few hundred times and yet somehow whenever I am in the car with dragon, the power struggle for navigating starts immediately.
"I think you should take the Pantai expressway.." she says
"No, I am going to the Federal highway, it's early"
It's a no win situation. If there's any trouble on the Federal highway, she'll say "I told you to take the expressway.." If I picked the expressway, which I don't want to do, and it's jammed up, she'll say, "You should have stuck with your instincts."
Like most decisions in life, this is one best not to argue and rethink again. I just have to decide, stick with it and move on.
So I take the expressway, and it's jammed. Now I am mad at myself, she's mad, my daughter's mad and the car grows unusually quiet.
We finally reached the school and I pull into the parking lot. My daughter sees her girlfriend and ran over to talk. Dragon stays in the car with me.
"I am going to spend the whole weekend with thirty little girls and their moms," she moans.. "What was I thinking?"
"You mean you'd rather stay with me?"
"No. I just wonder what was I thinking.."
"Our daughter wanted to do this. You like to do things with her together. I am jealous. I wish I could go.." I lied...
"Okay, you go. " She looked at me in the eyes.
"Ah... I love to but, you know, I have already made plans."
"Oh, really, what plans?"
"Oh, nothing much. First I'll take care of all the items in your list. Very important. I'll probably work on the roof and the backdoor a little. Then maybe, I'll look for some Korean ladies, get a massage - a real massage - and invite the pretty 25 year old twins next door for a sunset hot tub.."
"Well, have fun," dragon says, unfazed.
"Okay, so maybe I won't get the massage," I say.
"But you will play music really loud, because I don't let you when I am home. And watch movies until 4 in the morning, sleep all day and eat horrible food."
She knows me so well. Maybe I can just leave the uneaten casserole in the refridgerator and she'll understand.
"Have fun. I love you." she says, and give me a long, soulful kiss clearly designed to make me forget the twins next door.
With that, we get out, unload the bags and join the other kids and their parents. I am not sure i would want to be the driver on the bus. I can see it now: Thirty women going - "Left. Left! No... right..turn right... No, take the highway.. Brake..."..
Even more worrying, I would be distracted, specifically by Lucy Wong's butt. Nice. Lucy Wong's daughter is in the same class with my daughter. I used to see her at the gym at times - along with some of the other moms and dads. She looks great in her makeup. Maybe I would want to be the driver.
I give the girls a big hug and kiss and watch them climb aboard. I also peek around dragon to catch another glimpse of Lucy.
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