fruit cups don't last long in this house

I was raised to wait…

• at a babysitter’s on Long Island for my parents to come home.
• in the St. John’s University parking lot for my dad to get out of his MBA night classes.
• in the principal’s office after class for my mom to finish her work so we could start our long journey home.
• staring at the sky in a Honda Accord hatchback parked in Jamaica, Queens for my dad to emerge from the subway.

In Kailua there are days that I’m waiting again. Elements of my comfort:

• 12PM Little House on the Prairie
• 2PM Beverly Hills 90210
• a couch, a pillow, a blanket
• peanut butter and jelly
• chicken noodle soup
• fruit cups
• jon and kate plus 8 on dvr