Perhaps some of it was.
But now those memories seemed different.
“So Frank started going to the learning center?” I asked.
“He enrolled himself.”
“Why now?”
Eliam paused.
“That’s something Frank needs to tell you, if he chooses.”
This time, I accepted his answer.
“Why did you take an entire week off?”
“Because he almost changed his mind about going. He was nervous. I had unused vacation days, so I offered to accompany him during his first week.”
“Are you teaching him yourself?”
“No. The instructors handle that. I help him with computer activities and practice exercises. Sometimes I drive him. Mostly, I just keep him company.”
I remembered the scene outside the learning center.
Frank struggling over those cards.
Eliam refusing to interrupt.
Waiting patiently until Frank figured something out himself.
“Why pretend you were going to work?”
Eliam sighed.
“Because I handled it terribly.”
“That’s certainly true.”
