“Hey~! Sorry, practice ran a little late. There was a language barrier with the Veronaville exchange students.”

“Did it go well other than that?”

“Yeah! How’s daddy?”

“He’s back from the hospital, but he’s been out cold for nearly the entire time he’s been home. Well, until he got up to eat.”

“Hm, speaking of eating, I think I’m gonna go grab a snack.”

“Michelle, maybe wait a seco-”

“Okay, umm… Why is this here?”

“Oh! Oh! Oh! That’s where we put daddy’s ice cream!”

“Ice cream?”

“Yeah! Mom said the doctors took stuff out of his throat! They’re called umm… ummm… ton…sils or something! So daddy gets to eat all the ice cream he wants! He just finished his bowl a little while ago.”

“Huh, does that mean he’s probably awake by now?”

“Hmmm… Probably! Unless he already fell back asleep.”