Arrangements - Justine / August

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On the next available day after his conversation with Brigitta, August made a phone call back home, to Austria, to his father. He made the call during one of Justine's breaks, as his Aunt Brigitta's phone didn't make international calls. Closing the shop temporarily, he waited impatiently for the ring that his father would pick up on.

"Griesser." His father's response was predictably short and to the point. August experienced an unexpected moment of hesitation, but when he spoke, his tone was just as short and to the point as his father's had been.

"Father." One single word, and his father would know exactly who he was speaking to.

On the other end, August suspected a moment of hesitation in the older generation, before the elder Griesser spoke. "Hello August. Are you enjoying Wales?"

( ... )

Arrangements - Justine / August

[molten-lead.livejournal.com]

On the next available day after his conversation with Brigitta, August made a phone call back home, to Austria, to his father. He made the call during one of Justine's breaks, as his Aunt Brigitta's phone didn't make international calls. Closing the shop temporarily, he waited impatiently for the ring that his father would pick up on.

"Griesser." His father's response was predictably short and to the point. August experienced an unexpected moment of hesitation, but when he spoke, his tone was just as short and to the point as his father's had been.

"Father." One single word, and his father would know exactly who he was speaking to.

On the other end, August suspected a moment of hesitation in the older generation, before the elder Griesser spoke. "Hello August. Are you enjoying Wales?"

( ... )