Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā hows the familyĀ -Ā Ā Ā Ā she laughs.Ā Ā such a lighthearted,Ā casual question he asks,Ā Ā as if he had not left a void in the lives of all the isaksen in the years of his absence.Ā Ā there was no need to delve into uncomfortable topics if he wasnāt ready,Ā Ā Ā sachiko concluded.Ā Ā Ā she had felt grateful,Ā in fact,Ā Ā that they had easily slipped back into their age old dynamic without a hitchĀ Ā -Ā Ā why rock the boat so soon?Ā Ā Ā there would be time for that.Ā Ā wouldnāt there?
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā theyāre well,Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā leaning against her palm she cannot seem to stop herself from studying every inch of him,Ā Ā eyes scanning from his fluffy hear to the tips of his neat shoes.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā admiring the subtle changes,Ā Ā adoring what had stayed the same.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ lets seeā¦Ā Ā Ā mammaĀ Ā &Ā Ā pappa had another kidā¦Ā Ā Ā Ā ame is applying for university now,Ā Ā can you believe it?Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā a wistful sigh parts her lips,Ā Ā Ā where does the time go ?Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā everyone misses you, of course,Ā but thatās to be expected,Ā right?Ā āĀ Ā a chime of laughter soon replaces the sigh,Ā Ā brightening her expression as she leans back comfortably.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā and you?Ā still doing music?Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā she knew better than to ask after his family so early into the conversationĀ ;Ā allow them to get settled,Ā more comfortable,Ā gauge his mood.Ā then,Ā maybe,Ā the topic would be broached.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā CAREFULLY HE FOCUSES ON HER FACE .Ā /Ā Ā searchingĀ ,Ā Ā timidlyĀ ,Ā for something thereĀ --Ā though he doesnāt know what heās looking for yet .Ā Ā there is little that has changed hereĀ Ā ;Ā Ā she was the same warmĀ ,Ā Ā caringĀ ,Ā Ā goofy woman sheās always beenĀ ;Ā Ā one that he knows would open her armsĀ &Ā welcome him back whenever the time came for it.Ā sheās gotten older ,Ā gotten more mature .Ā Ā that means heās changed tooĀ (Ā Ā he hopesĀ Ā )Ā .Ā Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā no fuckinā way.Ā Ā āĀ Ā he blinksĀ ,Ā Ā lips pursing in interest.Ā the isaken family had always been largeĀ --Ā now it was even largerĀ --Ā Ā though he supposes that was a good thing .Ā Ā he loved all isakens wholeheartedlyĀ ,Ā Ā &Ā thinks to himself that he has a bit more room in his heart for one more.Ā Ā āĀ ame . . . god ,Ā iām old.Ā āĀ Ā displeasedĀ Ā ,Ā Ā he exhales harshly through his nose.Ā everyone misses him ?Ā he wonders how much of that is true .Ā Ā āĀ Ā . . . yeah ,Ā of course. music is me.Ā āĀ Ā he intertwinesĀ his fingersĀ Ā ,Ā Ā leveling her with a fond look .Ā Ā āĀ Ā went to university for it.Ā got my degree in composition .Ā came back because i missed the mundane life. āĀ Ā a simpleĀ ,Ā downplayed shrug.Ā Ā āĀ Ā what about you though ?Ā new job ,Ā anything like that ?Ā Ā āĀ Ā