Eating Breakfast
The following morning, Oscar joins Joyce and Mark at the breakfast table. Mark, who seems unconcerned as ever, is the subject of Oscar’s continued glare. Then he softly inquires, “Hey, buddy, did you sleep well? Mark would be surprised by the response, “You look a little tired”.
‘’It has to do with Mars’’
“Do you really care, Dad? You never wanted to hear about Mars. If I seem tired, it has to do with Mars.” He then gets up from the breakfast table and makes his way outside. Oscar’s ears defy belief. Maybe it was time after all to get some help with this. He had no idea that assistance was approaching that wasn’t what he had in mind.