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Ellie was fairly certain her father's flakiness and paranoia had gotten worse since she had left. She couldn't help feeling partially responsible. Maybe if she hadn't gone away, her dad wouldn't be cautiously peering out windows muttering about being followed and watched. She wasn't even sure who were supposedly after him. Maybe the CIA or NSA or the men in black. She had no idea.

She had spoken to Chuck over the weekend and suggested he attend school in Fandom with her. It was entirely his decision, but she hoped he'd choose the option to be somewhere stable-ish at this point in their lives.

For now, Ellie sat on the couch idly channel surfing. She wasn't paying any attention to what was on the television, though.

[for one!]

Ellie knew what today was. It was just another good excuse to call home. She settled on her bed, grabbed her new cellphone (not nearly as clunky as her older mid-90s style), and dialed home.

"Hey Chuck," she said into the phone. "Is Dad there?...Oh, he isn't? Do you know when he'll be back? Yeah, I know. Nothing to worry about."

She frowned slightly, trying not to sound too disappointed. "He'll come back eventually. He always does. Just...tell him I called, okay?"

After talking to her brother a little longer, she hung up the phone and sighed. She really should stop thinking she can rely on either of her parents, especially when her dad was more and more flaky. She just hoped he wouldn't leave for good the way her mother did.

[establishy]