Tell the truth

"Hey dad, sorry I can't do dinner tonight. I'm over at a friends house. If you want to do things together, you may want to consider scheduling it with me ahead of time."

"What? What are you talking about? I texted earlier today that I was coming." His tone was defensive.

"You texted me a couple of hours beforehand that you were coming and then came without receiving a response from me."

"Yeah well you could have always texted that you didn't want me coming today, I could have come tomorrow."

"It's not assumed yes until no father. If you want to do something together, we should both be on the same page about when, where and if."

"So you don't want to spend time with your father, now that you're a big college guy."

"I don't want to spend right now with you, if that is what you are asking. But I would be willing to schedule a time to spend time together."

You hear nothing for a little bit.

"I see how it is." You hear him hang up. Not exactly the resolution you had hoped for, but it was something at least. Derrick is looking over at you with inquisitive eyes.

"You alright?"

"Yeah, I think so," You put on a smile, "Lets...