mini update.
Zothoabo was woken from his nap by a crashing sound coming from the hospital. He got out of bed cautiously and headed out. There wasn’t a real threat of thievery in Watershields, but he didn’t want anyone disrupting, or moving his supplies in case of emergency.
When he opened the door to the hospital he was greeted with the sight of Donu, trying to handle two brooms and a mop in one hand, while carrying some rags in the other. As he opened the door, she stepped in her mop bucket and slipped, crashing to the floor and spilling mop water on the ground.
“Donu, what are you doing here? You usually visit once per week.”
Donu scrambled to her feet and kicked the bucket in anger, spraying more mop water across the floor, “Hey dad, just helping out like the good daughter I am.”
“Are you alright? It’s not like you to show up out of nowhere just to,” he made air quotes with his fingers, “help.”
“I don’t have much to do, and with mom gone, I figured you could use an extra hand at the hospital.”
“So you don’t have any ulterior motives for coming here?” He gave Donu his best dad stare, “You know, I heard some rumors you and Zefer have become lovers.”
“DAD!”
“What?” He gave an exaggerated shrug, “It’s what I heard.”
Donu fidgeted a bit during the awkward silence that ensued. “Ok, so maybe me and Zefer are a little more than friends.”
“So you did have ulterior motives for coming here?”
“W-wel’,” she stammered, “I just want you to talk to Jalew and see if he approves of us.”
Zothoabo grabbed Donu and pulled her into a bear hug, “I’m so proud of you. I’ll talk to Jalew, but you have to tell your mother. I know you haven’t talked to her since her accident, but she needs to know her children are still able to feel joy.”
“I’ll talk to her,” Donu hugged her father back, “Thank you, you’ve been a great dad.”
As Donu left Zothoabo began cleaning up the mess she made, “A great dad, huh?” he said to himself, “Who would've thought?”
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