“Why the snap-crackle-pop didn't you call me?”
“Sugar flake that, yo. Snap, crackle, pop.”
“But you’re happy, eh?’I blink at her, surprised. She’s right.My happiness is crunchy. Snapping, crackling and popping in the sun.”
“Is that why you didn't call me? Because I'm an idiot?”
“What's wrong? Are you trying to make me lose it? Why didn't you say something when I came in?""I didn't know I was supposed to. You called out for your mom. I didn't know I was required to announce my presence like it was roll call.”
“Pop, why didn't you ever marry again?""I was a good husband to your mother," Pop said. "I would not be a good husband to another woman. It would not be fair, because I gave everything I had to my first marriage. Love is like that for some people.”