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Sep. 19th, 2014 05:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dolemeckDolemeck had been meaning to call his brother Dayton for sometime. Normally, he would have called him up with his cellphone, but he had to turn off his phone. Since he confronted his Father, he had been sent a barrage of angry, drunken voice mails, and text messages from him. Dolemeck decided to take the high road of sorts and not engage in anymore talk with his father, so he kept his cellphone off a majority of the time. If he had to call anyone, he used his tablet and "Skype" to contact them.
He sat up in his bed, listening to the familiar dial tone of the program he used, waiting for Dayton to pick up. It did not take him long, before he got video of his older brother, along with voice.
"Dolemeck! How are you, lad?" Dayton had long red hair, tied behind his head. He was wearing a suit, and appeared to have been relaxing at home after a hard day's work in court. "How's your arm? Mrs. Ramsey told me you had a little accident. Are you okay?"
"I'm doing well and my arm is healing up good enough." He smiled, showing off his cast with the penguin drawn on it by Bobbi. "I'm getting good grades during the summer semester and I am quite happy here."
"That's good to hear!" Dayton smiled. "Looks like you got a nice room all to yourself."
"For now. Once the regular semester starts, I might find me-self with a roommate. Not that it bothers me any." There was a chuckle that escaped Dolemeck's lips. "I got a lot of new friends, and the campus is beautiful. I wished you could see it."
"Maybe I will during Christmas." Dayton relaxed a bit in his chair. "Dolemeck, is something wrong? I have not been able to reach you by phone. Is your cellphone reception poor over there or did you drop your phone and break it, again."
"No, Dayton. The phone works fine." He sighed, not wanting to explain this, but finding he had no choice. "Da... he stood me up for a meeting. He was in the States to perform, and I went to go find him at his hotel room."
"Oh Dolemeck..." Dayton sat back up, looking quite sympathetic to his brother's plight.
He sat up in his bed, listening to the familiar dial tone of the program he used, waiting for Dayton to pick up. It did not take him long, before he got video of his older brother, along with voice.
"Dolemeck! How are you, lad?" Dayton had long red hair, tied behind his head. He was wearing a suit, and appeared to have been relaxing at home after a hard day's work in court. "How's your arm? Mrs. Ramsey told me you had a little accident. Are you okay?"
"I'm doing well and my arm is healing up good enough." He smiled, showing off his cast with the penguin drawn on it by Bobbi. "I'm getting good grades during the summer semester and I am quite happy here."
"That's good to hear!" Dayton smiled. "Looks like you got a nice room all to yourself."
"For now. Once the regular semester starts, I might find me-self with a roommate. Not that it bothers me any." There was a chuckle that escaped Dolemeck's lips. "I got a lot of new friends, and the campus is beautiful. I wished you could see it."
"Maybe I will during Christmas." Dayton relaxed a bit in his chair. "Dolemeck, is something wrong? I have not been able to reach you by phone. Is your cellphone reception poor over there or did you drop your phone and break it, again."
"No, Dayton. The phone works fine." He sighed, not wanting to explain this, but finding he had no choice. "Da... he stood me up for a meeting. He was in the States to perform, and I went to go find him at his hotel room."
"Oh Dolemeck..." Dayton sat back up, looking quite sympathetic to his brother's plight.
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Date: 2014-09-19 11:33 pm (UTC)"Lad, the shipping costs would be extravagant if I sent it from here!" Dayton tried to control his laughing. "I will just buy you a new one and have it shipped to the school. Perhaps a newer model, as a reward for doing so well so far."
"Really!?" He nearly fell off his bed hearing that. "Are you sure, Dayton? I do not want to put you out a whole lot..."
"Dolemeck, hard work should be rewarded. You are getting good grades, working very hard on becoming a citizen of a new country, and getting yourself help. All are very admirable and deserve a reward. I will let Mrs. Ramsey know I am getting you a new sewing machine. Just do me a favor, will you? Keep working hard and continue on with your education. It will help you out a lot in life."
"I will, Dayton, I promise." Dolemeck felt so honored to have such a good brother like Dayton. It only made him wish the rest of his family was not as dysfunctional. "Dayton, I have to get going. It will be dinner time soon, and I want to see if I can help Miss Hana with cooking."
"Of course, Lad. I need to go to sleep, myself. Been a long day in the court house." Dayton gave a wave on the video call. "Have a good dinner, Dolemeck. I will talk to you soon!"
"Goodnight, Dayton. I will call you soon!" He waved back to his brother, and watched the call end on his tablet. Carefully, Dolemeck shut off the device and used his powers to get his leg braces back on. After putting the tablet away, he stood up and headed out of the room.
He had a wonderful brother and an amazing family at the school. He realized now how lucky he was, and felt in high spirits once more.