Rodney Shepherd: A Short Story
“You met him, mom. It’s Rodney Shepherd,” she said and turned to Jason. “His brother was in your class and trains with you.”
“You mean Toby Shepherd?” Jason asked with his glass still in hand and now looking at his sister. “Tina, if Rodney is anything like Toby, you should stay clear of him. Toby has got an evil streak going through him.”
“‘Evil streak!’ Jason do you hear yourself. You have watched too many movies. Rodney isn’t like his brother. He doesn’t have an ‘evil streak’ as you put it,” Tina protested to her brother while slightly turned in her seat to face him.
“He better not,” Jason retorted back with his left eyebrow lifted. Tina knew that look all too well. She knew he meant what he said. If Rodney did anything to her, Jason would …show more content…
He looked down at his plate and felt his stomach leap with anticipation. He was hungrier than he thought.
“Did anyone need anything else?” Juan asked looking around the table. Everyone shook their heads and Juan turned to go to another table to attend to other customers.
“So…” Adam started with a deliberate pause. He looked over at Tina with a strict look on his face and continued. “… when are we going to meet this Rodney Shepherd character?”
“Dad!” Tina whined. Tina started turning a deep shade of red. She was starting to feel embarrassed.
“I mean it, Tina. This boy is not taking you anywhere until I have met him,” Adam said as he took a bit of his meal.
“You mean until we meet him,” Jason added looking directly at Tina. Tina stared right back at him. This was a normal exchange for the two of them. Tina’s lips went in a line and her eyes shrunk some, showing her displeasure with her protection.
“When he comes to pick me up for the dance next week,” she gritted through her teeth.
“I need to meet him before then,” Adam said looking back and forth between his children. His eyes connected with Jason’s with an unspoken male knowing glaze. “Ask him to come over to the house Friday for
“You mean Toby Shepherd?” Jason asked with his glass still in hand and now looking at his sister. “Tina, if Rodney is anything like Toby, you should stay clear of him. Toby has got an evil streak going through him.”
“‘Evil streak!’ Jason do you hear yourself. You have watched too many movies. Rodney isn’t like his brother. He doesn’t have an ‘evil streak’ as you put it,” Tina protested to her brother while slightly turned in her seat to face him.
“He better not,” Jason retorted back with his left eyebrow lifted. Tina knew that look all too well. She knew he meant what he said. If Rodney did anything to her, Jason would …show more content…
He looked down at his plate and felt his stomach leap with anticipation. He was hungrier than he thought.
“Did anyone need anything else?” Juan asked looking around the table. Everyone shook their heads and Juan turned to go to another table to attend to other customers.
“So…” Adam started with a deliberate pause. He looked over at Tina with a strict look on his face and continued. “… when are we going to meet this Rodney Shepherd character?”
“Dad!” Tina whined. Tina started turning a deep shade of red. She was starting to feel embarrassed.
“I mean it, Tina. This boy is not taking you anywhere until I have met him,” Adam said as he took a bit of his meal.
“You mean until we meet him,” Jason added looking directly at Tina. Tina stared right back at him. This was a normal exchange for the two of them. Tina’s lips went in a line and her eyes shrunk some, showing her displeasure with her protection.
“When he comes to pick me up for the dance next week,” she gritted through her teeth.
“I need to meet him before then,” Adam said looking back and forth between his children. His eyes connected with Jason’s with an unspoken male knowing glaze. “Ask him to come over to the house Friday for